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Rafał Romanowski
Rafał Romanowski (born 15 February 1978) is a Polish politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament since 2023. He was undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Poland), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development from 2015 to 2020 and 2021 to 2022. From 2022 to 2023, he served as secretary of state in the same ministry. Romanowski was a member of the Sejm from List of Sejm members (2019–2023), 2019 to 2023 and became a Member of the European Parliament of the List of members of the European Parliament (2019–2024), 9th term in November 2023. Biography Romanowski comes from the village of Szulmierza, Gmina Regimin in Ciechanów County, Masovian Voivodeship. He is a graduate of studies in journalism and public relations at the Faculty of Political Science of the Pułtusk Academy of Humanities and in the field of marketing and advertising at the same university. He completed Executive MBA postgraduate studies at the Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law And Justice (Poland)
Law and Justice ( , PiS) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland. The party is a member of European Conservatives and Reformists Group. Its chairman has been Jarosław Kaczyński since 18 January 2003. It was founded in 2001 by Jarosław and Lech Kaczyński as a direct successor of the Centre Agreement after it split from the Solidarity Electoral Action (AWS). It won the 2005 parliamentary and presidential elections, after which Lech became the president of Poland. It headed a parliamentary coalition with the League of Polish Families and Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland between 2005 and the 2007 election. It placed second and they remained in the parliamentary opposition until 2015. It regained the presidency in the 2015 election, and later won a majority of seats in the parliamentary election. They retained the positions following the 2019 and 2020 election, but lost their majority following the 2023 Polish parliam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polkomtel
Plus (formerly Plus GSM) is the brand name of Poland's mobile phone network operator, Polkomtel Sp. z o.o. The company is entirely owned by Cyfrowy Polsat, Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. and is part of Grupa Polsat Plus. It operates GSM (900/1800 MHz), UMTS, LTE (telecommunication), LTE, 5G NR (2600 MHz TDD) and Wireless LAN, WLAN networks in Poland. It was founded in 1995. From 1998 until 2002, Polkomtel used the Italian animated short cartoon ''La Linea (TV series), La Linea'' to promote its Simplus Prepaid mobile phone, prepaid service. From 13 May 2011, all of Polkomtel prepaid services are now called Plus na Kartę. At the end of September 2021, Plus had 13.045 million active SIM card, SIM cards, including 2.486 million (19%) using the prepaid system. In July 2011, Zygmunt Solorz-Żak agreed to buy Polkomtel SA for 15.1 billion PLN ($5.5 billion). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unseating
Unseating is a political term which refers to a legislator who loses their seat in an election. A legislator who is unseated loses the right to sit in a legislative chamber. A landslide victory results in many legislators being unseated. Australia In the 2025 Australian federal election, Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton lost his electorate of Dickson, the first time an opposition leader had been defeated in their own seat. Several days later, Greens leader Adam Bandt lost his seat of Melbourne. Canada * List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2011 Canadian federal election * List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2015 Canadian federal election * List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2019 Canadian federal election * List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2021 Canadian federal election * List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2025 Canadian federal election In the 2025 Canadian federal election, Two sitting party leaders failed to win re-election to their parliamentary s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łukasz Szumowski
Łukasz Jan Szumowski (born 3 June 1972) is a Polish cardiologist who served as Minister of Health from 2018 to 2020. He is also a member of the IX Sejm, representing the Płock (Nr. 16) constituency, elected from the lists of Law and Justice. Biography Born 3 June 1972 in Warsaw. In 1997 he finished studies at the Medical University of Warsaw, and later worked at the Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw's Anin osiedle, where he received a doctorate in 2002. Habilitated 26 January 2010. On 2 June 2016 he received the title of Professor of Medical Science. On 24 November 2016 he became an undersecretary of state in the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, directed at the time by Jarosław Gowin. He was responsible inter alia for the creation of the Institute of Medical Biotechnology. On 9 January 2018 he was appointed Minister of Health by Andrzej Duda, at the recommendation of Mateusz Morawiecki. He replaced Konstanty Radziwiłł. In the 2019 Polish Parliamentary electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacek Sasin
Jacek Robert Sasin (born 6 November 1969 in Warsaw) is a Polish politician and former local government official. Biography The son of Wojciech, a turner, and Irena, an office worker. He graduated from the 20th Secondary School named after Bolesław the Brave in Warsaw. In 2007 he assumed the role of Voivode of the Masovian Voivodeship. His career included stints as the deputy head of the Chancellery of the President and as secretary of state in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. In the local elections of 2010, he became a councilor of the Masovian Voivodeship Sejmik on behalf of PiS. He was also appointed mayor of the Praga-Northc district, but ultimately he did not take up this position. In 2011, he became the candidate of Law and Justice in the parliamentary elections in the Warsaw district and obtained a parliamentary mandate, receiving 29,134 votes. In 2014, he was the candidate of Law and Justice in the 2014 Polish local elections for the office of the mayor of W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plenipotentiary
A ''plenipotentiary'' (from the Latin ''plenus'' "full" and ''potens'' "powerful") is a diplomat who has full powers—authorization to sign a treaty or convention on behalf of a sovereign. When used as a noun more generally, the word can also refer to any person who has full powers. As an adjective, it describes something which confers full powers, such as an edict or an assignment. Diplomats Before the era of rapid international transport or essentially instantaneous communication (such as telegraphy in the mid-19th century and then radio), diplomatic mission chiefs were granted full (plenipotentiary) powers to represent their government in negotiations with their host nation. Conventionally, any representations made or agreements reached with a plenipotentiary would be recognized and complied with by their government. Historically, the common generic term for high diplomats of the crown or state was ''minister''. It therefore became customary to style the chiefs of full ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sejm Constituency No
The Sejm (), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (), is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of the Third Polish Republic since the Polish People's Republic, transition of government in 1989. Along with the upper house of parliament, the Senate of Poland, Senate, it forms the national legislature in Poland known as Parliament of Poland#National Assembly, National Assembly (). The Sejm comprises 460 Member of parliament, deputies (singular or ) elected every four years by Universal suffrage, universal ballot. The Sejm is presided over by a Speaker of parliament, speaker, the "Marshal of the Sejm" (). In the Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569), Kingdom of Poland, the term ''Sejm'' referred to an entire two-Chambers of parliament, chamber parliament, comprising the Chamber of Deputies (), the Senate and the King. It was thus a three-estate parliament. The 1573 Henrician Articles strengthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Polish Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 13 October 2019. All 460 members of the Sejm and 100 senators of the Senate of Poland, Senate were elected. The ruling right-wing Law and Justice (Poland), Law and Justice (PiS) won re-election to a second term retaining its majority in the Sejm. However, it lost its majority in the Senate to the opposition. With 43.6% of the popular vote, Law and Justice received the highest vote share by any party since Poland returned to democracy in 1989. The turnout was the highest for a parliamentary election since the first 1989 Polish parliamentary election, free elections after the Revolutions of 1989, fall of communism in 1989. For the first time after 1989, the ruling party controlled one house, while the opposition controlled the other. Background Following the 2015 Polish parliamentary election, 2015 parliamentary elections the Law and Justice (Poland), Law and Justice (PiS) party was able to form a majority government, after receiving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 European Parliament Election In Poland
On Sunday 26 May 2019, a vote was held to elect the Polish delegation to the European Parliament. Polish voters elected 52 MEPs, compared to 51 in the 2014 election. The increased number of MEPs is a result of the 2018 reapportionment of seats in the European Parliament. Following the United Kingdom's announcement, that it will participate in elections to the European Parliament on May 23, Poland will continue to be represented by 51 MEPs. The 52nd MEP will take up their mandate immediately after the UK leaves the European Union. Following the announcement of the election results, the National Electoral Commission indicated Dominik Tarczyński from Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie will take up the 52nd seat. MEPs by European Political Group (as at 9 April 2019) Lists Electoral committees registered in all constituencies Electoral committees registered in more than one constituency Electoral committees registered in a single constituency Electoral committees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masovian Voivodeship Sejmik
The Masovian Voivodeship Sejmik () is the regional legislature of the Voivodeship of Masovia in Poland. It is a unicameral parliamentary body consisting of fifty-one councillors, making it the largest provincial assembly in the republic. All councillors are chosen during regional elections for a five-year term. Incumbent chairperson of the assembly is Ludwik Rakowski of the Civic Coalition, elected at the first session on 7 May 2024. The assembly elects the executive board that acts as the collective executive for the provincial government, headed by the voivodeship marshal. The current executive board of Masovia is a coalition government between the Civic Coalition and Polish People's Party under the leadership of Marshal Adam Struzik of the PSL. The assembly convenes at the Palace of the Treasury Minister in Warsaw. Current composition Constituencies Members of the assembly are elected in seven multi-member constituencies with the party-list proportional representation u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Polish Local Elections
The 2018 Polish local elections were held on October 21 for all 16 regional assemblies (''sejmik wojewódzki''), 380 county (''powiat'') councils, and 2477 municipal (''gmina'') councils. There were also direct elections for heads (''wójt'') of municipalities and mayors, with a second, run-off round for these offices on November 4. The local elections were a victory of the ruling Law and Justice (Poland), Law and Justice (PiS), though the opposition Civic Coalition (Poland), Civic Coalition (PO) maintained control of the majority of cities, including the capital Warsaw. Voivodeship councils Election results (%) Seats Distribution Powiat councils Gmina councils Mayors Total elected mayors by alliance and party Voivodeship capital mayoral elections Source: National Electoral Commission (Poland), National Electoral Commission ''Bold – elected candidates'' Warsaw Warsaw Mayor Warsaw City Council Kraków Kraków Mayor Kraków City Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maków Mazowiecki
Maków Mazowiecki () is a town in Poland, in the Masovian Voivodship. It is the powiat capital of Maków County (or Powiat of Maków). Its population is 10,850. History The town obtained its town charter in 1421. It was a Polish royal town, administratively located in the Masovian Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Polish Crown. A battle was fought nearby on August 19, 1920, during the Polish-Soviet War. Before 1939 about 7,000 people lived in Maków, including 4,000 Poles and 3,000 Jews. During the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II, the '' Einsatzgruppe V'' entered the town on September 10–11, 1939, commit atrocities against the population. The ''Einsatzgruppe V'' immediately carried out searches of Polish offices and organizations.Wardzyńska, p. 112 Medicines from pharmacies and local supplies of grain, sugar and rice were confiscated for the German Army. Under German occupation the name was Germanized to ''Mackeim''. In Maków, the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
