The National Electoral Commission reported the results with 100 percent. voting districts (11,888 out of 11,888) in the second round of local government elections. According to these data, voter turnout was 44.06%. For the first time in history, the mayor of Kielce will be a woman – Agata Wojda. A similar change took place in Gdynia, where Aleksandra Kosiorek will rule.
The head of the National Electoral Commission, Sylwester Marciniak, announced on Sunday evening that all polling stations were closed at 21, at this time the electoral silence ended. He also thanked voters who „despite the bad weather, decided to vote.” The National Electoral Commission also announced that by 18, 138 crimes and offenses were recorded in connection with the second round of local government elections.
Kraków: Gibała failed again
The greatest emotions in the second round of this year’s local elections aroused the competition in Krakow, where until the last moments it was not clear who would become the mayor of the city. Ultimately – according to the National Electoral Commission data – PO MP Aleksander Miszalski (Civic Coalition) won, obtaining 51.04 percent. votes.
During the campaign, he declared that Krakow during his presidency „will be a city of change and a city for everyone in the format of dialogue.” His opponent, running from his own committee, Łukasz Gibała, received 48.96 percent. votes.
Wrocław: Jacek Sutryk defended himself
The elections in Wrocław also aroused great interest, where Jacek Sutryk (KWW Jacek Sutryk Lewica i Samorządowcy) was re-elected for a second term in the elections for the president of Wrocław, receiving 68.29 percent. support. Sutryk won in the second round against the candidate of Trzecia Droga, Izabela Bodnar – 31.71%. support. Open Wrocław, democratic Wrocław won – said Sutryk, thanking – just after the first survey results – the inhabitants of Wrocław for their trust in him.
The result was also uncertain in Olsztyn – ultimately, Robert Szewczyk (KO) won the election for the mayor of the city, obtaining 53.45%. support. 46.55% of voters voted for his opponent, Czesław Małkowski, running from his own committee. voters.
Women win in Kielce and Gdynia
In Kielce, she won the elections for the mayor of the city – with the result of 56.54%. votes – Agata Wojda (KO), defeating PiS candidate Marcin Stępniewski, who won 43.46 percent. support.
Aleksandra Kosiorek, running from Gdynia Dialog, was elected president of the city. In the second round of local elections, she won 62.49 percent. votes. She defeated Tadeusz Szemiot from KO, for whom 37.51 percent voted. inhabitants. Kosiorek will replace the long-time president of Gdynia – Wojciech Szczurek.
Poznań: Certain victory for Jacek Jaśkowiak
Jacek Jaśkowiak (KO) achieved a certain victory in Poznań, obtaining 70.67%. votes and thus becoming mayor of the city again. The United Right candidate Zbigniew Czerwiński was supported by 29.33 percent. voters – the National Electoral Commission reported on Monday.
In Rzeszów, the incumbent president Konrad Fijołek obtained 54.90 percent. support and thus again became the ruler of the capital of Podkarpacie. His opponent, Waldemar Szumny from PiS, won 45.10 percent. votes.
In Toruń, elections for the mayor of the city – with a result of 65%. votes – won by Paweł Gulewski (KO). His opponent, Michał Zaleski, who has been ruling the city for 22 years (his own committee), was supported by 35 percent. voters.
Marcin Pabierowski (KO) won in Zielona Góra with the support of 57.46%. voters. The incumbent mayor of the city, Janusz Kubicki, won 42.54 percent. votes.
In Gorzów Wielkopolski he won again – obtaining 61.23%. support – Jacek Wójcicki (own committee), who has been the mayor of the city since 2014. He defeated the candidate of the Civic Coalition, Piotr Wilczewski, for whom 38.77 percent voted. voters.
Tusk comments on the election results
According to the National Electoral Commission data, the Civic Coalition won the second round of local government elections in six provincial cities: Kraków (Aleksander Miszalski), Poznań (Jacek Jaśkowiak), Olsztyn (Robert Szewczyk), Toruń (Paweł Gulewski), Zielona Góra (Marcin Pabierowski) and Kielce (Agata Wojda). In Rzeszów, Konrad Fijołek won, supported by, among others, by PO, Nowa Lewica, TD.
In Wrocław, Jacek Sutryk won, supported by the New Left (although the Razem Party distanced itself from this candidacy), as well as PO. In Gorzów Wielkopolski, the independent candidate Jacek Wójcicki won, defeating the KO candidate Piotr Wilczewski.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk, referring to the survey results, wrote on Platform we will stop!”. „Pała and Zamość too”; „Tychy and Tarnów!”; „Ostrów Mazowiecka, Sokołów Podlaski and Kazimierza Wielka – this is something!” – added the head of government.
„Okay, there’s also Oborniki Śląskie, Namysłów and Pruszków. And Piotrków Trybunalski”; „Legnica, Konstancin, Prażmów and Góra Kalwaria for goodnight. The rest tomorrow” – later the Polish prime minister added