Editing Prime Minister of Poland (section)

===People's Republic===
Under the communist [[Polish People's Republic]], the ruling [[Polish United Workers' Party]] (PZPR) dominated all sections of the government, as recognised under the [[Constitution of the Polish People's Republic|1952 Constitution]].<ref>[[#Fijałkowski|Fijałkowski]], p. 92</ref> Although the premiership continued to exist, the office's power and prestige relied more on the individual's stature within the governing communist party than the position's actual constitutional authority.<ref>[[#Zubek|Zubek]] pp. 83–128</ref> The office acted as an administrative agent for policies carried out by the PZPR's [[Politburo of the Polish United Workers' Party|Politburo]], rather than relying on the support of the [[Rubber stamp (politics)|rubber stamp]] Sejm.<ref>[[#Bernhard|Bernhard]] p. 190</ref> In face of growing protests from the [[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Solidarity movement]] for much of the 1980s, the PZPR entered into the [[Polish Round Table Agreement|Round Table Talks]] in early 1989 with leading members of the anti-communist opposition.<ref>[[#Osiatynski|Osiatynski]] p. 30</ref> The conclusion of the talks, along with the resulting [[April Novelization|April Novelisation]] of the constitution, provided various powers to the Sejm, along with reinstating both the previously dissolved upper-house [[Senate of Poland|Senate]] and the presidency as legal governmental entities.