On April 2^nd twenty years will have passed since the National Assembly voted in the Constitution of Poland. To mark the occasion, respondents were asked their opinions concerning this fundamental law. Does it have a wider significance than purely legislative? Does it actually have a bearing on the lives of citizens?

Currently over two thirds (68%) of respondents think that the principles and laws enshrined in the Constitution of Poland have a considerable bearing on the lives of ordinary citizens. That they have little bearing is the opinion of less than a quarter (22%).

To a large extent these are opinions about the constitution in general, not just this particular Constitution of Poland that has been in force since 1997. Present results are similar to those recorded by CBOS in the 1990s, when the same question was asked.

More on this subject in the CBOS report.