Aleksander Miszalski
Polish politician
Photo: Adrian Grycuk, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 4d ago
Łukasz Gibała wins Kraków mayoral runoff with 62.12% against KO's Piątkowska
The former PO member won the early runoff on Sunday, 11 October, with turnout at 44.27%. The vote followed the May recall of Aleksander Miszalski, and Donald Tusk said the result must be respected.
- Oct 9
Court orders Sikorski to correct claim that Gibała is a liar before Kraków runoff
A Kraków regional court ruled on Friday that Radosław Sikorski must stop repeating that a court had called mayoral candidate Łukasz Gibała a liar or mythomaniac. The correction must stay visible until voting ends on Sunday.
- Oct 7
Miszalski accuses Gibała of lying as Kraków mayoral runoff nears
Aleksander Miszalski, recalled in a May referendum, broke four months of silence on Friday with a post calling rival Łukasz Gibała a liar. The runoff for Kraków mayor is on Sunday, 11 October.
- Oct 3
Krakow Mayoral Candidate Monika Piątkowska Boycotts Debate After TV Crew Visits Family Home
Civic Coalition candidate Monika Piątkowska has announced legal action and pulled out of a television debate ahead of Krakow's October 11 mayoral runoff, accusing right-wing broadcaster wPolsce24 of stalking her son at a gated estate near Warsaw.
- Oct 1
Krakow court orders Łukasz Gibała to retract claims of Civic Coalition councillor support
The District Court in Krakow ordered mayoral candidate Łukasz Gibała to issue a retraction after ruling against his claims that six Civic Coalition councillors offered post-election cooperation.
- Oct 1
Kraków cuts annual student transit pass to 365 PLN from 1 November
Acting Mayor Stanisław Kracik signed a decree reducing Kraków's yearly student ticket from 470 PLN to 365 PLN for holders of the Kraków Card.
- Sep 28
Krakow holds snap mayoral election following Miszalski recall as voter faces charges for torn ballot
Residents in Krakow cast ballots across 454 precincts on Sunday to choose a new city president after May's recall referendum, while police investigated a torn-ballot incident on Wola Justowska.
- Sep 27
Łukasz Gibała leads Monika Piątkowska into Krakow mayoral runoff as debate dispute unfolds
Independent candidate Łukasz Gibała won 36.38% of the vote in Krakow's snap mayoral election on 27 September 2026, setting up an 11 October runoff against Senator Monika Piątkowska.
- Sep 20
Police investigate Grzegorz Braun and candidate Michał Klimek over Kraków sign stunt
Officers in Kraków examined a campaign stunt by Confederation of the Polish Crown politicians who used an angle grinder to dismantle a prop Clean Transport Zone sign attached with zip ties.
- Sep 12
Poll shows Gibała leading Piątkowska by 0.5 points ahead of Kraków snap election
A new IBRiS survey of 1,000 residents puts Łukasz Gibała at 17.6% and Monika Piątkowska at 17.1% ahead of the 27 September vote, with 20.1% of voters still undecided.
- Sep 7
Kraków electoral commission registers eight mayoral candidates as Konfederacja and Banaś fail signature threshold
The Municipal Electoral Commission in Kraków registered eight candidates on Tuesday for the 27 September election, while rejecting four bids due to signature deficiencies.
- Sep 5
Kraków electoral commission registers Łukasz Gibała for snap mayoral election after signature dispute
The Kraków municipal electoral commission approved Łukasz Gibała's mayoral candidacy after his team filed replacement signatures, alongside four other certified contenders for the 27 September vote.
- Aug 7
Gibała leads Kraków mayoral poll at 25.1% as he announces fourth candidacy ahead of 27 September election
Łukasz Gibała announced his fourth candidacy for mayor of Kraków on 7 August, as a new poll gives him 25.1% support against 12% for Monika Piątkowska ahead of the 27 September election.
- Jul 28
PM Tusk orders early Krakow mayoral election for September 27 after court clears recall
Early voting follows the May recall of Mayor Aleksander Miszalski, validated by the Krakow Court of Appeal on July 28. A dozen candidates have already declared their bids.
- Jun 1
Tusk dissolves Civic Coalition's Małopolska structures after Kraków referendum defeat, appoints Niedziela as commissioner
Prime Minister Donald Tusk has dissolved the Civic Coalition's regional structures in Małopolska following the recall of Kraków's mayor, appointing Deputy Speaker Dorota Niedziela to rebuild the party ahead of snap elections in August.
- May 30
PiS proposes joint right-wing candidate for Kraków presidential election, but Confederation already has its own
Poland's Law and Justice party has publicly appealed to the far-right Confederation to field a single candidate in the upcoming snap presidential election in Kraków, but Confederation leaders appear to have already chosen their own contender.
- May 26
Kraków recalls mayor in referendum: Miszalski concedes defeat, Tusk appoints commissioner as snap election looms
Aleksander Miszalski has officially ceased to be mayor of Kraków after a decisive referendum vote, with Prime Minister Donald Tusk naming Stanisław Kracik as commissioner to lead the city until a snap election expected by late August.
