Politics
The Silesian voivodeship's government is headed by the province's voivode (governor) who is appointed by the Polish Prime Minister. The voivode is then assisted in performing his duties by the voivodeship's marshal, who is the appointed speaker for the voivodeship's executive and is elected by the sejmik (provincial assembly). The current voivode of Silesia is Zygmunt Łukaszczyk, whilst the present marshal is Bogusław Śmigielski.
The Sejmik of Silesia consists of 48 members.
| Silesian Regional Assembly elections on 21 November 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percent | Seats |
| Civic Platform (PO) | ? | 33,7% | 22 |
| Law and Justice (PiS) | ? | 20,8% | 11 |
| Left and Democrats (SLD) | ? | 16,4% | 10 |
| Silesian Autonomy Movement (RAS) | 122,781 | 8.49% | 3 |
| Polish People's Party (PSL) | ? | 7,10% | 2 |
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