Stanisław Kracik
Polish politician and deputy
Photo: KSAF AGH Krakowska Studencka Agencja Fotograficzna AGH, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 4
Kraków opens 120 million PLN Kazimierz-Ludwinów footbridge across the Vistula
The 130-meter pedestrian and cycling crossing reconnects the Kazimierz and Ludwinów districts after more than a century, completing a construction project launched in early 2024.
- 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 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.
- 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.
