Sejm of the Polish People's Republic

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The Sejm of the Polish People's Republic was the unicameral legislature of communist-era Poland, functioning as a nominal parliament under the control of the ruling Polish United Workers' Party.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical legislature
legislative body
parliament
unicameral legislature
actualOversight limited
associatedWith Council of State of the Polish People's Republic
capitalOfCountry Warsaw
chamberCount 1
characterizedAs rubber-stamp parliament
constitutionalStatus highest organ of state authority
controlledBy Polish United Workers' Party
country Poland
Polish People's Republic
deFactoPowerHeldBy Polish United Workers' Party
electionControl Polish United Workers' Party
electionType non-competitive elections
existedIn Eastern Bloc
followedBy Contract Sejm
Sejm of the Republic of Poland
governedBy Polish United Workers' Party–dominated coalition
historicalSignificance symbol of communist-era state institutions in Poland
ideologyContext Marxism–Leninism
languageOfProceedings Polish
legalBasis Constitution of the Polish People's Republic
legislativeType unicameral
legislatureType single-chamber parliament
locatedIn Warsaw
mainFunction approving state budget
formally electing key state officials
passing laws
nominally supreme state authority
oversightRole formally supervised government
partOf political system of the Polish People's Republic
politicalAlignment Soviet sphere of influence
politicalPluralism limited
politicalSystem communist one-party state
precededBy Sejm of the Second Polish Republic
region Central Europe
stateForm people's republic
subordinateTo Polish United Workers' Party Central Committee
Politburo of the Polish United Workers' Party
timePeriod communist era in Poland
votingSystem single-list elections dominated by PZPR

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Order of the Banner of Work establishedBy Sejm of the Polish People's Republic
Stanisław Kania memberOf Sejm of the People's Republic of Poland
linked to: Sejm of the Polish People's Republic
Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952 adoptedBy Sejm of the Republic of Poland
linked to: Sejm of the Polish People's Republic
Parliament of Poland predecessor Polish People's Republic parliament
linked to: Sejm of the Polish People's Republic
Henryk Jabłoński legislativeBody Sejm of the Polish People's Republic
Polska Ludowa organUstawodawczy Sejm PRL
linked to: Sejm of the Polish People's Republic
Constitution of 1952 adoptedBy Sejm of the Polish People’s Republic
linked to: Sejm of the Polish People's Republic
Polish legislative election of 1985 electoralBody Sejm of the Polish People's Republic
Polish legislative election of 1985 resultingInstitution contracted Sejm of the Polish People's Republic (1985–1989 term)
linked to: Sejm of the Polish People's Republic
Sejm of the Second Polish Republic followedBy Sejm of the Polish People’s Republic
linked to: Sejm of the Polish People's Republic
State Council of the Polish People's Republic reportedTo Sejm of the Polish People's Republic
Council of Ministers of the Polish People's Republic subordinateTo Sejm of the Polish People's Republic
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
Council of Ministers of the Polish People's Republic accountableTo Sejm of the Polish People's Republic
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
Council of Ministers of the Polish People's Republic appointedBy Sejm of the Polish People's Republic
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
government of the Polish People's Republic legislativeBody Sejm of the Polish People's Republic