▁ ▁The ▁president , ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁state , ▁is ▁the ▁supre me ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces , ▁has ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁v eto ▁legisl ation ▁passed ▁by ▁parliament , ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁overrid den ▁by ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁three ▁fifth s , ▁and ▁can ▁dissol ve ▁the ▁parliament ▁under ▁certain ▁conditions . ▁ ▁President ial ▁elections ▁occur ▁every ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁When ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁vot ers ▁support ▁the ▁same ▁candidate , ▁he ▁is ▁declared ▁the ▁winner , ▁while ▁when ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁majority , ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁candidates ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁run off ▁election . ▁ ▁The ▁political ▁system ▁is ▁defined ▁in ▁the ▁Polish ▁Constitution , ▁which ▁also ▁guarante es ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁individual ▁fre ed oms . ▁The ▁jud icial ▁branch ▁plays ▁a ▁minor ▁role ▁in ▁politics , ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Trib unal , ▁which ▁can ▁ann ul ▁laws ▁that ▁viol ate ▁the ▁fre ed oms ▁guaranteed ▁in ▁the ▁constitution . ▁ ▁Executive ▁branch ▁ ▁The ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁propos es , ▁the ▁President ▁appoint s , ▁and ▁the ▁Se jm ▁appro ves ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Minister s . ▁The ▁President ▁is ▁elected ▁by ▁popular ▁vote ▁for ▁a ▁five - year ▁term , ▁the ▁Prime ▁minister ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister s ▁( if ▁any ) ▁are ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁Se jm . ▁The ▁Council ▁of ▁Minister s ▁is ▁responsible ▁to ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁the ▁Se jm . ▁ ▁Head ▁of ▁state ▁ ▁The ▁President ▁is ▁elected