Aleksandra Owca
Polish lawyer and local politician
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- 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 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 26
Koalicja Obywatelska leads Polish poll at 28.1% as Partia Razem gains 3 points
An IBRiS survey conducted on 21 and 22 August 2026 shows Koalicja Obywatelska falling to 28.1% and Prawo i Sprawiedliwość at 18.1%, with fragmented results leaving the Sejm facing potential coalition gridlock.
- Jul 27
Poland's deputy minister sold micro-apartments to brother before steering short-term rental law
Ireneusz Raś, the deputy sports minister who drafted a law on short-term rentals, owned three micro-apartments in a Lodz building now operating as an aparthotel. He sold two to his brother, a priest, and transferred the third to his ex-wife three months before joining government in December 2023.
- 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.
