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1989 Polish presidential election

Indirect presidential elections were held in Poland on 19 July 1989. The elections were the first after the office of President of the Republic of Poland had been re-established after a period of Communist rule and were the last in which the President was elected by Parliament. Despite adoption of the democratic system there was only one candidate.

Electoral system
The President was elected by the National Assembly, a joint sitting of the Sejm and the Senate, by open ballot. The members of the Assembly were elected in the 1989 Polish parliamentary election; although 460 deputies and 100 senators (making 560 electors) had been elected, senator died before the presidential election and his replacement was yet to be chosen. The composition of the National Assembly was as follows: ==Results==
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