KO councilors are suing Łukasz Gibała. These are words about alleged cooperation

The case concerns the words of Łukasz Gibała, which were spoken on Monday on RMF FM. When asked about cooperation with councilors of the Civic Coalition, who have a majority in the Krakow City Council, the candidate replied that he was contacted by six KO councilors "who claim that they are open to talks, that they did not like what Aleksander Miszalski was doing, and that - if I win the elections - they are open to some cooperation somewhere."

KO councilors deny it

On Thursday, all 19 Krakow councilors of the Civic Coalition denied these reports. They signed statements in which they assured that they had not talked to Łukasz Gibała about cooperation after his possible victory. The documents - as they indicate - can be used as evidence in court.

The councilors declare that regardless of the election results, they want to implement their program in cooperation with the new mayor of the city. At the same time, they consider the statement about the declared cooperation with an independent candidate to be untrue and demand its correction.

It cannot be that a politician, as part of an election campaign, puts forward theses that are untrue and, in a sense, slanders the good name of councilors, because he shows us as people who are opportunistic, who at some point deviate from the ideals with which they ran in the elections to the City Council, they do not want to implement their own program, but want to implement the program of your candidate. This cannot be the case, that's why we filed this lawsuit - said councilor Tomasz Daros from the KO club during a press briefing.

"Trying to Make an Impression"

According to representatives of the Civic Coalition, Łukasz Gibała's statement was intended to quarrel the club and confuse the residents.

We - both as the staff, but also as the Civic Coalition, as a club in the City Council - interpret this as an attempt to make such an impression on public opinion that in fact he (Łukasz Gibała - editor's note) could potentially have a majority in the City Council. (…) None of the councilors talked to Łukasz Gibała about joining his club, or about the cooperation of the KO Club and the Left in the Krakow City Council - said Piotr Moskała, vice-chairman of the KO club and commissioner of Krakow structures.

The second round of early elections for the president of Krakow will take place on October 11. The city councilor and entrepreneur Łukasz Gibała, who won 36.38% in the first round, will compete in it. votes, and senator of the Civic Coalition and president of the Grain and Feed Chamber in Warsaw Monika Piątkowska, supported by 29.91 percent. voters.

The early elections are a consequence of the May referendum, in which Aleksander Miszalski from the Civic Coalition was dismissed from the office of president of Krakow.