The Subcarpathian Voivodeship Sejmik () is the regional legislature of the

Voivodeship A voivodeship ( ) or voivodate is the area administered by a voivode (governor) in several countries of central and eastern Europe. Voivodeships have existed since medieval times and the area of extent of voivodeship resembles that of a duchy in ...

of Subcarpathia in

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. It is a

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parliamentary body consisting of thirty-three councillors elected every five-years. The current chairperson of the assembly is Jerzy Borcz of the PiS. The assembly elects the

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that acts as the collective executive for the regional government, headed by the

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. The current Executive Board of Subcarpathia is held by the

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with Władysław Ortyl presiding as marshal. The assembly meets in the Marshal's Office in

Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów is the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the county seat, seat of Rzeszów C ...

Districts

Members of the Subcarpathian Regional Assembly are elected from five districts and serve five-year terms. Districts do not have formal names. Instead, each constituency has a number and territorial description.

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* * {{Regional assemblies in Poland Subcarpathian Assembly Unicameral legislatures

Districts

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