Partycypacja sejmowej opozycji w wypełnianiu funkcji kreacyjnej

Abstract

One way of defining the functions of the parliamentary opposition is to connect them with the functions of the organ in which parliamentary opposition carries out its activities. An analysis of the participation of the opposition in filling of functions on the example of the Polish parliament has already been made, but the research has focused only on the constitutional functions of the Sejm, i.e. the legislative and control functions. For this reason, the aim of this article is to analyse the participation of the opposition in filling of the third, no less important function, which is the creative function. Addressing this issue also stems from the fact that many institutional changes have been introduced in recent years, creating new state organs and changing – in the case of some – the rules of their appointment. In view of the above, the author’s intention was to answer the question whether the status of the opposition had changed as a result of the reforms carried out. Because the lower house of the parliament plays a dominant role in this sphere, the study focuses on the analysis of the participation of the opposition appearing in the Sejm.