▁jud ges ▁proc laim ing ▁the ▁holding ▁of ▁a ▁nation wide ▁refer endum ▁( a ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁is ▁required ) ▁signing ▁or ▁ref using ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁bill ▁appoint ing ▁the ▁First ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Trib unal , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁for ▁Mon et ary ▁Policy , ▁appoint ing ▁and ▁dismiss ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Council ▁exer cis ing ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁p ardon ▁conven ing ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁Council ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁branch ▁▁ ▁The ▁Polish ▁Parliament ▁has ▁two ▁ch amb ers . ▁The ▁lower ▁chamber ▁( Se jm ) ▁has ▁ 4 6 0 ▁members , ▁elected ▁for ▁a ▁four - year ▁term ▁by ▁proportional ▁representation ▁in ▁multi - se at ▁constitu encies ▁using ▁the ▁d ' H ond t ▁method ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁used ▁in ▁many ▁parliament ary ▁political ▁systems , ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 % ▁threshold ▁( 8 % ▁for ▁coal itions , ▁threshold ▁wa ived ▁for ▁national ▁minor ities ). ▁The ▁Senate ▁( S en at ) ▁has ▁ 1 0 0 ▁members ▁elected ▁for ▁a ▁four - year ▁term ▁under ▁the ▁single ▁member , ▁one - round ▁first - p ast - the - post ▁voting ▁method . ▁ ▁When ▁sitting ▁in ▁joint ▁session , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Se jm ▁and ▁Senate ▁form ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly , ▁( Pol ish ▁Z g rom ad zenie ▁Narod owe ). ▁The ▁National ▁Assembly ▁is ▁formed ▁on ▁three ▁occasions : ▁T aking ▁the ▁o ath ▁of ▁office