The president of Poland, officially the president of the Republic of Poland, is the head of state of the Republic of Poland. Their rights and obligations are determined in the Constitution of Poland. The president heads the executive branch. In addition, the president has the right to dissolve parliament in certain cases, can veto legislation, represents Poland in the international arena, and is the commander-in-chief.
The Presidential Palace in Warsaw. It serves as the official seat of presidency.
The Belweder Palace, often known simply as 'Belvedere', is the traditional (now secondary) official residence of the president.
The office of the president at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw
The Senate is the upper house of the Polish parliament, the lower house being the Sejm. The history of the Polish Senate stretches back over 500 years; it was one of the first constituent bodies of a bicameral parliament in Europe and existed without hiatus until the final partition of the Polish state in 1795. The contemporary Senate is composed of 100 senators elected by a universal ballot and is headed by the Marshal of the Senate. The incumbent Marshal of the Senate is Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska.
A leaf from the Łaski Statute depicting the Polish Senate in 1503
In 1791, the "Great Sejm" or "Four-Year Sejm" of 1788–1792 and Senate adopt the May 3rd Constitution at the Royal Castle in Warsaw
Unrealised (1765) plans for a new senate chamber at the Royal Castle in Warsaw
The Senate Agricultural Committee, 1925