1st term Sejm

1st Sejm 20070907 sejm rp 100 4995.jpg Sejm 1991 Olszewski (1991) Pawlak (1992) Suchocka (1992-1993) Sejm building complex, Warsaw 1991 11 25 y 1993 05 31 y Contract Sejm 2nd Sejm 460 Senior Marshal Józef Zych Sejm Marshal Wiesław Chrzanowski Deputy Sejm Marshals Jarosław Kalinowski Bronisław Komorowski Marek Kotlinowski Andrzej Lepper Wojciech Olejniczak Genowefa Wiśniowska Janusz Dobrosz The Sejm of the Republic of Poland of the First Term (pl Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej I kadencji was active from 25 November 1991 to 31 May 1993. It was formed following the 1991 Polish parliamentary election. Overview The Sejm, elected in the first fully democratic elections following the demise of the Polish People's Republic and the creation of the Third Polish Republic, held in October 1991, proved unstable. Establishing a lasting parliamentary and government majority from among ten entities with at least fifteen-person representation turned to be a complex task. Bronisław Geremek, designated prime minister, and one of the leaders of the winning grouping – the Democratic Union, found out about this right after the elections.https://www.rp.pl/opinie-polityczno-spoleczne/art8106241-bronislaw-geremek-polityk-niespelniony Bronisław Geremek – polityk niespełniony pl Rzeczepospolita 2008-07-23 2025-05-06 His mission to create a government based on broadly understood "middle parties" – from the Democratic Union, through the Liberal Democratic Congress, to the Centre Agreement – ended in failure. After this event, the initiative was taken over by the centre-right with a Solidarity-independence background. However, their joint effort only led to the isolation of the post-communist representation (the Democratic Left Alliance). It was unable to reach an agreement on the appointment of a prime minister and government accepted by all with a permanent parliamentary base. The government of Jan Olszewski, formed with the support of the Centre Agreement, the Christian National Union, the People's Agreement, the Labour Solidarity, the Christian Democracy, the Christian Democratic Party, the Solidarity Citizens' Committee and the Polish People's Party, in December 1991 received 235 votes at the start, but it soon turned out that it could actually count on a hundred and a dozen or so certain mandates.Gebethner 1995 48-51 In view of the growing disputes, both internal and external (including with President Lech Wałęsa) in the context of the policy pursued, aimed at departing from the Round Table Agreement (vetting, decommunization) and the Balcerowicz Plan), on 4 June 1992, at the request of President Wałęsa, Olszewski's cabinet was dismissed. In his place, a broad coalition – from the Democratic Union, the Liberal Democratic Congress, the Polish Economic Program, the Confederation of Independent Poland to the Polish People's Party and the Democratic Left Alliance – proposed the leader of the People's Party, Waldemar Pawlak, as prime minister.Ziejka Samsonowicz Kleiber 2012 258 However, after a month, his mission ended in failure. The leaders of the centrist and some right-wing parties of Solidarity origin returned to talks on selecting a new majority. As a result, in July 1992, the cabinet of Hanna Suchocka was formed, with the participation of politicians from the centre (the Democratic Union, the Liberal Democratic Congress, the Polish Economic Program) and the right (the Christian National Union, the People's Agreement, the Christian People's Party).Ziejka Samsonowicz Kleiber 2012 261 In the long run, however, both the cabinet and its supporters proved to be incoherent and without a lasting majority, but with an active opposition on the centre-left (Democratic Left Alliance, Polish People's Party) and centre-right (Centre Agreement, Movement for the Republic, Confederation of Independent Poland). At the end of May 1993, the Sejm, at the request of Solidarity Citizens' Committee, passed by a single vote, a vote of no confidence in the government. President Lech Wałęsa did not accept his resignation and dissolved the parliament, setting the date for early elections to the Sejm and Senate for September.Ziejka Samsonowicz Kleiber 2012 262-263 Notable activitries October 17, 1992 – The Sejm passed the so-called small constitution repealing most of the provisions of the 1952 Constitution of the Polish People's Republic May 28, 1993 – The Sejm expressed a vote of no confidence in Hanna Suchocka's government May 31, 1993 – the decree of the President of the Republic of Poland Lech Wałęsa dissolving the Sejm and the Senate came into forcehttps://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WMP19930270285 Zarządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 29 maja 1993 r. w sprawie rozwiązania Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej pl 1993-05-29 2025-05-06 Composition 460 members were elected to the Sejm, 160 of them served previously:http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2255_91.htm ELECTIONS HELD IN 1991 Inter-Parliamentary Union 2025-05-06Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej I kadencja – Informacje o pracy w pierwszym roku kadencji (od 25 listopada 1991 do 30 listopada 1992) Warszawa Wydawnictwo Sejmowe 1992 pl. Democratic Union 1382051 62 Democratic Left Alliance 1344820 60 Catholic Electoral Action 980304 49 Centre Civic Alliance 977344 44 Polish People's Party 972952 48 Confederation of Independent Poland 841738 46 Liberal Democratic Congress 839978 37 Peasants' Agreement 613626 28 Solidarity 566553 27 Polish Beer-Lovers' Party 367106 16 orange Christian Democracy 265179 5 Real Politics Union 253024 3 Labour Solidarity 230975 4 Democratic Party 159017 1 German Minority Electoral Committee 132059 7 Party of Christian Democrats 125314 4 Party X 52735 3 Democratic-Social Movement 51656 1 Ludowe Porozumienie Wyborcze "Piast""piast" Regional electoral list of the Polish People's Party in Tarnów Voivodeship.Księga pamiątkowa z okazji obchodów 20-lecia demokratycznych wyborów w Polsce Warsaw 2011 pl 978-83-926304-4-9 Stefan J. Jaworski Kazimierz W. Czaplicki Zespół Prawny i Organizacji Wyborów Krajowego Biura Wyborczego https://www.csw.umk.pl/pobierz.php?id=124 76 42031 1 #008000 Silesian Autonomy Movement 40061 2 #0C3F73 Solidarni z Prezydentem"prezydentem" Regional electoral list of the Catholic Electoral Action in Kraków Voivodeship. 27586 1 #204f7e Związek Podhalan pl 26744 1 #44c9eb Polish Western Union"zachodni" Satellite party of the Confederation of Independent Poland. All four elected members seated in KPN's parliamentary club.Ryszard Bogusz (politician) pl Ryszard Bogusz (polityk) Ryszard BoguszRyszard Bogusz https://orka.sejm.gov.pl/ArchAll2.nsf/1RP/047 Janina Kraus pl Janina Kraus Janina KrausJanina Kraus https://orka.sejm.gov.pl/ArchAll2.nsf/1RP/186 Danuta Wierzbicka pl Danuta Wierzbicka Danuta WierzbickaDanuta Wierzbicka https://orka.sejm.gov.pl/ArchAll2.nsf/1RP/422 Kazimierz Wilk pl Kazimierz Wilk Kazimierz WilkKazimierz Wilk https://orka.sejm.gov.pl/ArchAll2.nsf/1RP/424 26053 4 #480b0c Social Democratic Union of Greater Poland pl Wielkopolska Unia Socjaldemokratyczna 23188 1 #c70455 Jedności Ludowej"ludowej" Regional electoral list of the Polish People's Party in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship. 18902 1 #33a61e Orthodox Electoral Committee 13788 1 #cba854 Solidarność 80 pl "Solidarność 80"s80 Part of Solidarność 80 pl 12769 1 #ad3a2b Alliance of Women Against the Hardships of Life"kobiet" Regional electoral list of the Confederation of Independent Poland in Kraków Voivodeship. 1922 1 #913cc3 National Electoral CommissionWybory do Sejmu w 1991 r. https://danewyborcze.kbw.gov.pl/index482f.html?title=Wybory_do_Sejmu_w_1991_r. 2025-02-09 National Electoral Commission pl Sessions The Sejm convened sessions to discuss policy and legislation. https://orka2.sejm.gov.pl/Stenogramy1.nsf/main?OpenForm&Seq=2#top Sprawozdania stenograficzne z posiedzeń Sejmu RP I kadencji orka2.sejm.gov.pl 2023-11-17 Session: 25 and 26 November, 5 and 6 December 1991 Session: 17 and 18 December 1991 Session: 21 December 1991 Session: 23 December 1991 Session: 3 and 4 January 1992 Session: 23, 24 and 25 January 1992 Session: 30, 31 January, 1 February 1992 Session: 13, 14, 15 February 1992 Session: 26, 27 and 28 February 1992 Session: 5 and 6 March 1992 Session: 19, 20 and 21 March 1992 Session: 2, 3 and 4 April 1992 Session: 23, 24 and 25 April 1992 Session: 6, 7, 9, and 9 May 1992 Session: 21, 22, 23 May 1992 Session: 28 May 1992 Session: 4, 5, and 6 June 1992 Session: 19 and 20 June 1992 Session: 1, 2, 3 and 4 July 1992 Session: 10 and 11 July 1992 Session: 22, 23, 24 and 25 July 1992 Session: 29, 30, 31 July and 1 August 1992 Session: 3, 4 and 5 September 1992 Session: 17, 18, 19 and 30 September 1992 Session: October 1, 2, 3, and 7, 1992 Session: October 8 and 9, 1992 Session: October 15, 16, and 17, 1992 Session: October 28, 29, and 30, and November 5, 1992 Session: November 5, 6, 7, and 26, 1992 Session: November 26, 27, and 28, 1992 References Notes lower-alpha nb note Citations Bibliography Gebethner Stanisław Wybory parlamentarne 1991 i 1993 a polska scena polityczna pl Wydawnictwo Sejmowe 1995 8370591930 Franciszek Ziejka Henryk Samsonowicz Michał Kleiber Polska Bosz pl 2012 Ziejka Samsonowicz Kleiber 2012 258 Category:Solidarity (Polish trade union) Category:Sejm Category:1991 in Poland Category:History of Poland (1989–present) Category:Political history of Poland