Constitution of Poland
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The Constitution of the Republic of Poland is the supreme law of the Republic of Poland, which is also commonly called the Third Polish Republic in contrast with the preceding systems.
A copy of the Constitution signed by candidates after the debate of 2 July, before the 2010 Polish presidential election, exhibited in the Sejm
Stefan Wilkanowicz developed the preamble
Tadeusz Mazowiecki presented the finally adopted preamble
3 May 1791 Constitution (painting by Jan Matejko, 1891). King Stanisław August (left, in regal ermine-trimmed cloak), enters St. John's Cathedral, where Sejm deputies will swear to uphold the new Constitution; in background, Warsaw's Royal Castle, where the Constitution has just been adopted.
History of Poland (1989–present)
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From 1989 through 1991, Poland engaged in a democratic transition which put an end to the Polish People's Republic and led to the foundation of a democratic government, known as the Third Polish Republic, following the First and Second Polish Republic. After ten years of democratic consolidation, Poland joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union on 1 May 2004.
Waldemar Pawlak, Prime Minister (1993–95)
Aleksander Kwaśniewski (SLD), the only left-wing President of Poland since 1989 (1995–2005)
Leszek Miller, Prime Minister (2001–04)
Lech Kaczyński, the 3rd President of Poland (2005–10)