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Senate of the Republic of Poland

Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
10th term
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Type
Type
History
Founded1493 (1493) (as Senate of the Kingdom of Poland)
1989 (as the upper house of the 3rd and current Republic)
Leadership
Structure
Seats100 senators
Political groups
Government (48)
  •   Law and Justice (48)

Opposition (52)

Elections
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.

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