ABSTRACT
The congress has one important function, namely, to elect the party’s top organs—the Central Committee and the Central Control Commission. In addition, the congress delegates to the Central Committee the authority to act as the supreme party organ during the period between congresses. The Central Committee adopts a five-year plan in which the resolutions of the congress are to be implemented and which determines the main aspects of the activity of the central party organs. The Politburo and the Secretariat are the executive organs of the Central Committee. Their activity is managed and controlled by the Central Committee. The Politburo reports to the Central Committee about its own activity, including its international activity, in the form of agenda items, reports, and proposals. The election of the Polish United Workers’ Party (PZPR) Central Committee at the Extraordinary 9th PZPR Congress was a special case.
