Supreme Court of Poland
Poland's court supervising ordinary and military judgments; ruled on housing-community short-let bans.
Poland's 1997 Constitution gives the Supreme Court supervision over judgments of ordinary and military courts. It also determines the validity of national elections.
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the Supreme Court of Poland, Sąd Najwyższy, supervises the judgments of ordinary and military courts. Its role is set out in the Constitution of 2 April 1997. Article 183 also permits other duties defined by the Constitution and statute. the Court forms part of the judiciary alongside ordinary, administrative and military courts. [Constitution, Articles 175 and 183](https://trybunal.gov.pl/o-trybunale/akty-normatywne/konstytucja-rzeczypospolitej-polskiej).
Its constitutional responsibilities extend to determining the validity of elections to the Sejm and Senate and of presidential elections. Voters may challenge those elections before the Court under procedures set by law. the Supreme Court also determines the validity of national referendums. Poland's president appoints its First President for a six-year term from candidates proposed by the Court's General Assembly of judges. [Constitution, Articles 101, 125, 129 and 183](https://trybunal.gov.pl/o-trybunale/akty-normatywne/konstytucja-rzeczypospolitej-polskiej).
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