How are the prime minister and cabinet chosen in Poland?

In Poland’s constitutional framework, the process for selecting the government is as follows:

• Nomination: The president nominates the prime minister. Subsequently, the president nominates the cabinet based on the prime minister’s recommendations.1
• Approval: The government is subject to the approval of the Sejm, the lower house of the legislature. The prime minister and the Council of Ministers are responsible to the Sejm, which holds the power to terminate the government through a constructive vote of no confidence.1

While the president initiates the nomination process, the executive power is primarily vested in the prime minister and the cabinet, who must maintain the support of the Sejm to govern. In practice, this often involves the formation of a coalition government when no single party secures a majority of seats in the 460-member Sejm.123