{"id":2191383,"date":"2026-10-12T09:08:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2191383"},"modified":"2026-10-12T09:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:08:35","slug":"independent-gibala-beats-tusks-party-to-win-krakow-mayoral-run-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2191383","title":{"rendered":"Independent Gibala beats Tusk\u2019s party to win Krakow mayoral run-off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/94\/81\/16\/1200x675_cmsv2_bf0e7ce1-b8ad-5b99-b169-6feea24452fd-9948116.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2932913-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2932913\" data-cid=\"9948360\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2932913-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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declaring that &#8220;after 24 years, the people of Krakow have got their city back&#8221;. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Giba\u0142a won Sunday&#8217;s run-off with 62.12% of the vote, against 37.88% for Monika Pi\u0105tkowska of the centrist Civic Coalition (KO), the main party in Prime Minister Donald Tusk&#8217;s governing coalition. <\/p>\n<p>Turnout was 44.27%. <\/p>\n<p>He made his first remarks after the National Electoral Commission announced the exit poll results. In a speech at his campaign headquarters, he also thanked voters who had backed his rival. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The election has just ended. Let us put all disputes aside. Let us show the whole of Poland that, despite what divides us, what unites us matters more, and that together we are capable of working for the good of our city,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>He warned that the city faced a difficult situation and that the next two years would be very challenging. &#8220;Krakow&#8217;s budget situation is disastrous. There are many things that need fixing. There are many things that need to be changed, cleaned up, so that life in Krakow can return to normal. But I believe that together, with all of you, we will manage.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.2549371633752244\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/94\/81\/16\/808x1010_cmsv2_ca48d770-6631-52b9-9e85-b6fd1a13d387-9948116.jpg\" alt=\"Certificate confirming the election of \u0141ukasz Giba\u0142a as Mayor of the City of Krakow\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Certificate confirming the election of \u0141ukasz Giba\u0142a as Mayor of the City of Krakow<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">facebook.com\/LukaszGibalaOfficial\/<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Who is \u0141ukasz Giba\u0142a?<\/h2>\n<p>Giba\u0142a, a city councillor, entrepreneur and founder of the residents&#8217; association Krak\u00f3w dla Mieszka\u0144c\u00f3w (Krakow for Residents), ran as an independent. He was backed by Jan Hoffman, head of the Old Town district council and one of the organisers of the referendum that removed Civic Coalition mayor Aleksander Miszalski from office in May. <\/p>\n<p>Giba\u0142a made his name as a critic of the city&#8217;s leadership. He opposed both Jacek Majchrowski, who ran Krakow for 22 years, and his successor Miszalski, who served two years before being ousted. <\/p>\n<p>This was his fourth bid for the post, after standing in 2014, 2018 and 2024 at the head of his own independent electoral committees. Early election after the referendum <\/p>\n<h2>Early election after the referendum<\/h2>\n<p>In May, residents voted in a grassroots recall referendum to remove Miszalski from office. Because he belonged to the country&#8217;s main governing party, the dispute quickly took on national significance. <\/p>\n<p>Voters picked the two run-off candidates on 27 September. In his speech, Giba\u0142a noted that the southern city of Cz\u0119stochowa faces a recall referendum of its own in two weeks: &#8220;in two weeks&#8217; time, the residents of Cz\u0119stochowa will also be trying to win back their city, because they too have a referendum coming up&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Sunday elections in Krakow yield two rival candidates for mayor. 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In a speech at his campaign headquarters, he also thanked voters who had backed his rival.&#8221;The election has just ended. Let us put all disputes aside. Let us show the whole of Poland that, despite what divides us, what unites us matters more, and that together we are capable of working for the good of our city,&#8221; he said.He warned that the city faced a difficult situation and that the next two years would be very challenging. &#8220;Krakow&#8217;s budget situation is disastrous. There are many things that need fixing. There are many things that need to be changed, cleaned up, so that life in Krakow can return to normal. But I believe that together, with all of you, we will manage.&#8221;Who is \u0141ukasz Giba\u0142a?Giba\u0142a, a city councillor, entrepreneur and founder of the residents&#8217; association Krak\u00f3w dla Mieszka\u0144c\u00f3w (Krakow for Residents), ran as an independent. He was backed by Jan Hoffman, head of the Old Town district council and one of the organisers of the referendum that removed Civic Coalition mayor Aleksander Miszalski from office in May.Giba\u0142a made his name as a critic of the city&#8217;s leadership. He opposed both Jacek Majchrowski, who ran Krakow for 22 years, and his successor Miszalski, who served two years before being ousted.This was his fourth bid for the post, after standing in 2014, 2018 and 2024 at the head of his own independent electoral committees. Early election after the referendumEarly election after the referendumIn May, residents voted in a grassroots recall referendum to remove Miszalski from office. Because he belonged to the country&#8217;s main governing party, the dispute quickly took on national significance.Voters picked the two run-off candidates on 27 September. 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