Executive Branch
Further information: State Council of Poland, Council of Ministers of PolandExecutive power was held by the Council of Ministers and State Council. The State Council was elected on the first session of the sejm for a four-year period, and could be composed of both deputies and non-deputies; they were usually chosen from the 'party key' (with party being the Polish United Workers' Party) although occasionally it contained non-party members. The council acted as the Head of State (in practice usually through the President of the State Council) and thus represented the People's Republic of Poland in foreign relations and the ratification of international treaties; the Council also had the vote in matters related to the military. It granted citizenship and could invoke pardon. The council had no legislative initiative, but could issue decrees. However, they had to be confirmed by the Sejm in its next session. The council also defined the judicial interpretation.
Note that the State Council replaced the previous Polish head of the state, president of Poland (the last one being Bolesław Bierut).
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