Polish parliament

Polish parliament

Polish parliament (sv. "Polsk riksdag") is a Scandinavian expression referring to the historical Polish parliaments. It implies chaos and general disorder, and that no real decision can be reached during sessions. The origin is that all Polish noblemen had absolute veto (lat. "liberum veto"), so that complete consensus—which could be attained only with great difficulty—was required for every issue. Today the expression is mostly used to describe a situation where too many parties are present in a legislative assembly for meaningful and orderly debate and decision-making to take place.


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