Greater Poland Voivodeship - Politics

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
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
  • Votes counted: 1,271,549
  • Valid votes: 1,077,356
  • Turnout: 47.04%

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