Acting President of Poland
position
The acting president of the Republic of Poland (Polish: pełniący obowiązki prezydenta Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej, or p.o. prezydenta RP) is a temporary post provided for by the Polish Constitution.
The constitution states that the president is the head of state. If the president dies in office, resigns, is removed from office or unable to execute their powers and duties, a predetermined person will assume the powers and duties as acting president.
In the incapacity scenario, the acting president is just a temporary deputy. In the case of a vacancy, however, they become the head of state until the next election, albeit without the title of president, and retaining their previous office. In either case, all the powers of the president devolve to the acting president, with the exception of the right to dissolve the Parliament.
The first person in line to become acting president is the Marshal of the Sejm. Should they be unable to serve, the next is the Marshal of the Senate. This order of precedence has been in effect since the creation of the Office of President, with the exception of the period 1935–1939, when the order was reversed.
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