The April Novelization () was a set of changes (
constitutional amendment
A constitutional amendment (or constitutional alteration) is a modification of the constitution of a polity, organization or other type of entity. Amendments are often interwoven into the relevant sections of an existing constitution, directly alt ...
s) to the 1952
Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland, agreed in April 1989, in the aftermath of the
Polish Round Table Agreement.
Among key changes were:
*restoration of the
Senate of Poland and the post of the
president of Poland (the latter annulling the power of the
Polish United Workers' Party general secretary
Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, Power (social and political), power, or importance in the organization. Secretaries announce important events and communicate to the org ...
)
*introduction of the
National Council of the Judiciary (''Krajowa Rada Sądownictwa'')
*changes to the electoral legislation, in order to make elections more free and fair
*powers of the
Sejm
The Sejm (), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (), is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Poland.
The Sejm has been the highest governing body of the Third Polish Republic since the Polish People' ...
were adjusted
The 1952 constitution would be even further reformed by the
December Novelization and
Small Constitution of 1992, and finally replaced in 1997 by a completely new current
Constitution of Poland.
External links
Law from 7 April 1989 "On amendments to the Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland(April Novelization)
Law from 29 December 1989 "On amendments to the Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland(the
December Novelization)
References
1989 documents
1989 in law
April 1989 in Europe
Constitutions of Poland
Defunct constitutions
Legal history of Poland
1989 in Poland
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