The author compares the position of the President of the Polish Republic in both indicated Constitutions (23rd April 1935 and 2nd April 1997). They are very similar in their formal structure but the President’s position in the Constitution of 1935 is remarkably more powerful to compare with that of 1997. The analysis made in the article can have its significance in current discussion in Poland, concerning the constitution’s reforms.
The purpose of the article is to present the publications relating to different draft constitutions, which were the subject of parliamentary work in 1993 – 1997. They could be useful to both parliament and all citizens, since the text of the Constitution had to be approved in a referendum. Particular significance may be attributed to those articles which address the issues of civil liberties and the structure of parliament. Many of the presented articles have a general nature, discussing the constitutional principles applied in democratic constitutions (for example, the principle of separation of powers, rule of law). The author shows that many of the issues raised in those articles are included in the final text of the Constitution.