On Sunday, two weeks after the nationwide local elections, 748 run-off votes for the posts of mayors of cities, towns, and communes were conducted. Aleksander Miszalski, an MP from Civic Coalition, the largest party in Poland’s governing coalition became Kraków’s mayor by a narrow margin. In another major city, Wrocław, incumbent Jacek Sutryk, an independent candidate supported by the ruling coalition party – the New Left – won by landslide with over two-thirds of the votes.
The polls closed at 9 p.m. Of the 748 mayoral races, nine run-off votes have been conducted in cities that hold the status of provincial capital. According to the National Electoral Commission (PKW), the Civic Coalition candidates won in six of them, while new mayors in two others were backed by the members of the ruling coalition. Turnout stood at 44,06 percent.
Kraków
(Capital of Małopolskie province)
Aleksander Miszalski (Civic Coalition) - 51.04%
Łukasz Gibała (Independent) - 48.96%
“My dear friends, I accept this result with a great deal of gratitude to all the men and women of Krakow, but with humility, because this is still a poll, let us remember that,” said Miszalski shortly after the poll results were announced.
Wrocław
(Capital of Dolnośląskie province)
Jacek Sutryk (incumbent, supported by the New Left) - 68.29%
Izabela Bodnar (Third Way) - 31.71%
“It is that we, and I, care about Wrocław, we care about Wrocław for everyone, regardless of what political or party affiliation they are,” Jacek Sutryk said.
Rzeszów
(Capital of Podkarpackie province)
Konrad Fijołek (Independent, backed by Civic Coalition) - 54.9%
Waldemar Szumny (Law and Justice) - 45.1%
Kielce
(Capital of Świętokrzyskie province)
Agata Wojda (Civic Coalition) - 56.54%
Marcin Stępniewski (Law and Justice) - 43.46%
Poznań
(Capital of Wielkopolskie province)
Jacek Jaśkowiak (incumbent, Civic Coalition) - 70,67%
Zbigniew Czerwiński (Law and Justice-led United Right bloc) - 29,33%
Olsztyn
(Capital of Warmińsko-Mazurskie province)
Robert Szewczyk (Civic Coalition) - 53,45%
Czesław J. Małkowski (Independent) - 46,55%
Toruń
(Co-capital of Kujawsko-Pomorskie province)
Paweł Gulewski (Civic Coalition) - 65%
Michał Zaleski (incumbent, Independent) - 35%
Zielona Góra
(Co-capital of Lubuskie province)
Marcin Pabierowski (Civic Coalition) - 57.46%
Janusz Kubicki (incumbent, Self-Government Coalition) - 42.54%
Gorzów Wielkopolski
(Co-capitalof Lubuskie province)
Jacek Wójcicki (incumbent, Independent) - 61.23%
Piotr Wilczewski (Civic Coalition) - 38.77%
Kraków
(Capital of Małopolskie province)
Aleksander Miszalski (Civic Coalition) - 51.04%
Łukasz Gibała (Independent) - 48.96%
“My dear friends, I accept this result with a great deal of gratitude to all the men and women of Krakow, but with humility, because this is still a poll, let us remember that,” said Miszalski shortly after the poll results were announced.
Wrocław
(Capital of Dolnośląskie province)
Jacek Sutryk (incumbent, supported by the New Left) - 68.29%
Izabela Bodnar (Third Way) - 31.71%
“It is that we, and I, care about Wrocław, we care about Wrocław for everyone, regardless of what political or party affiliation they are,” Jacek Sutryk said.
Rzeszów
(Capital of Podkarpackie province)
Konrad Fijołek (Independent, backed by Civic Coalition) - 54.9%
Waldemar Szumny (Law and Justice) - 45.1%
Kielce
(Capital of Świętokrzyskie province)
Agata Wojda (Civic Coalition) - 56.54%
Marcin Stępniewski (Law and Justice) - 43.46%
Poznań
(Capital of Wielkopolskie province)
Jacek Jaśkowiak (incumbent, Civic Coalition) - 70,67%
Zbigniew Czerwiński (Law and Justice-led United Right bloc) - 29,33%
Olsztyn
(Capital of Warmińsko-Mazurskie province)
Robert Szewczyk (Civic Coalition) - 53,45%
Czesław J. Małkowski (Independent) - 46,55%
Toruń
(Co-capital of Kujawsko-Pomorskie province)
Paweł Gulewski (Civic Coalition) - 65%
Michał Zaleski (incumbent, Independent) - 35%
Zielona Góra
(Co-capital of Lubuskie province)
Marcin Pabierowski (Civic Coalition) - 57.46%
Janusz Kubicki (incumbent, Self-Government Coalition) - 42.54%
Gorzów Wielkopolski
(Co-capitalof Lubuskie province)
Jacek Wójcicki (incumbent, Independent) - 61.23%
Piotr Wilczewski (Civic Coalition) - 38.77%
Source: PAP, TVP World
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