Legislative Sejm (Second Polish Republic) – Warsaw
Fact of the Polish figure „The arrival of Piłsudski in Warsaw”
Part of the „Creation of the modern states (1918-1920)” topic
The Legislative Sejm of the Second Republic (1919-1922) was the first democratically elected parliament after Poland regained its independence in 1918. Its main task was to create the legal basis for the newly reborn state, including the drafting and enactment of a constitution. In the elections to the Sejm, held on 26 January 1919, all major political forces participated and both men and women had the right to vote, which was a significant step towards civic equality.
The most important achievement of the Legislative Sejm was the adoption of the March Constitution on 17 March 1921, which established Poland as a parliamentary republic. The Sejm also dealt with a number of key reforms, such as agricultural reform, the fight against unemployment, the integration of lands from the three partitions and the construction of the state administration. It operated in difficult political and economic conditions, but its work laid the legal foundations of the Second Republic and strengthened its position on the international stage.
