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Incumbents
edit| Position | Person | Party |
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| President | Andrzej Duda | Independent (Supported by the Law and Justice) |
| Prime Minister | Beata Szydło | Law and Justice |
| Marshal of the Sejm | Marek Kuchciński | Law and Justice |
| Marshal of the Senate | Stanisław Karczewski | Law and Justice |
Events
editAugust
edit- August 5–21 — 87 athletes from Poland compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
September
edit- September 3 — Poland win the eighteenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians in Cologne, Germany.[1]
December
edit- From December 8 — State Owned PZU together with Polish Development Fund acquired Bank Pekao, Poland's second largest bank previously owned by UniCredit, by buying a 32.8 per cent stake in the bank for the amount of PLN 10.6 billion (EUR 2.6 billion).[2]
- From December 16 — protests against law limiting of freedom of the press.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Poland wins Eurovision Young Musicians 2016!". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016.
- ^ "UniCredit sells Bank Pekao stake to Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń and Polski Fundusz Rozwoju". 8 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Poland protests: Crowds renew calls for press freedom". BBC News. December 17, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2022.