Politics
The Greater Poland voivodeship's government is headed by the province's voivode (governor) who is appointed by the Polish Prime Minister. The voivode is then assisted in performing his duties by the voivodeship's marshal, who is the appointed speaker for the voivodeship's executive and is elected by the sejmik (provincial assembly). The current voivode of Greater Poland is Piotr Florek, whilst the present marshal is Marek Woźniak.
The Sejmik of Greater Poland consists of 39 members.
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Regional Assembly elections on 21 November 2010 | |||
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Party | Votes | % | Total seats held |
Civic Platform (PO) | 345,209 | 32.04 | 17 |
Law and Justice (PiS) | 193,395 | 17.95 | 6 |
Left and Democrats (LiD) | 232,704 | 21.60 | 9 |
Polish People's Party (PSL) | 193,953 | 18.00 | 7 |
Others | 112,171 | 10.41 | 0 |
Total | 1,077,356 | 100.00 | 39 |
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