Senate of Poland

Senate of the Republic of Poland

Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Senate of the Republic of Poland ; Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
10th term
Type
Type	Upper house
History
Founded	1493 (as Senate of the Kingdom of Poland); 1989 (as the upper house of the 3rd and current Republic)
Leadership
Marshal of the Senate	Tomasz Grodzki, KO
Deputy Marshal of the Senate	Stanisław Karczewski, PiS; Bogdan Borusewicz, KO; Michał Kamiński, KP; Gabriela Morawska-Stanecka, Lewica
Structure
Seats	100 senators
Political groups	Government (48) Law and Justice (48); Opposition (52) Civic Coalition (43); Polish Coalition (3); Independent Senators Circle (3); Non inscrits (3) Independent (1); The Left (2); ;
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	13 October 2019
Meeting place
	The Sejm Building ; Śródmieście, Warsaw
Website
	senat.gov.pl

The Senate (Polish: Senat) is the upper house of the Polish parliament, the lower house being the 'Sejm'. The Senate is based in Warsaw. The Senate is made up of 100 senators elected by universal ballot and is headed by the Marshal of the Senate (Marszałek Senatu).

The incumbent Marshal of the Senate is Tomasz Grodzki.

Other websites

Official website

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