Independent Łukasz Gibała wins Kraków's mayoral run-off against the candidate of Tusk's party
11 October 2026
Independent candidate Łukasz Gibała won the run-off for mayor of Kraków, Poland, on 11 October 2026 with 62.12% of the vote.
He defeated Monika Piątkowska of the Civic Coalition (KO), the main party in Prime Minister Donald Tusk's governing coalition, who received 37.88%.
Turnout was 44.27%.
The election followed a grassroots recall referendum in May in which residents voted to remove the KO mayor Aleksander Miszalski.
In the first round two weeks earlier, Gibała had led a field of seven candidates with 36.4%.
In plain words
KO Civic Coalition (Koalicja Obywatelska) — The centrist alliance that is the main party in Donald Tusk's governing coalition.
Recall referendum Recall referendum — A vote in which citizens decide whether to remove an elected official before the term ends.