Krakow has a president. Łukasz Gibała took the oath

The new president received a document confirming his election to the position from the chairman of the municipal electoral commission, Krzysztof Dyl. After taking the oath, he received the insignia of power - a chain and the key to the city gates.

They were delivered by Stanisław Kracik, who has been acting as the president of Krakow for recent months. Kracik took over the management of the city after the May referendum, in which Aleksander Miszalski (KO) was dismissed from his position.

Over 62 percent votes in the second round

Gibała won the second round of elections, which took place on October 11. It was supported by 62.12 percent. voters, i.e. over 162 thousand people.

His opponent, senator Monika Piątkowska, supported by KO and PSL, obtained 37.88%. support – over 98 thousand votes. The turnout in the second round was 44.27%.

There are almost 600,000 people entitled to vote in Krakow. people. The city has nearly 720,000 inhabitants. inhabitants.

Łukasz Gibała is a city councilor, entrepreneur and founder of the Krakow for Residents association. In the past, he worked as a researcher at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University.

He was also an MP from the Civic Platform and the Palikot Movement. He left PO in 2012, and two years later he resigned from the Palikot Movement. He has a PhD in humanities.