The city mayor of Częstochowa (the title in

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is ''"prezydent miasta Częstochowy"'', literal translation ''"President of Częstochowa"'') is the head of the executive of

Częstochowa Częstochowa ( , ; german: Tschenstochau, Czenstochau; la, Czanstochova) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta River with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (admin ...

. The mayor is elected for a 5-year term in the

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Current mayor

The current mayor is Krzysztof Matyjaszczyk (

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), who took office on 10 December 2010.

Overview

Legislative and local executive powers are exercised by the city council (''rada miasta''), the directly elected

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(''prezydent''), and the city offices (''urząd miasta''). Since 1990 to 2002 the President of Częstochowa had been elected by the

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. Since 2002 the President of Częstochowa is elected by all of the citizens of Częstochowa.

Current mayor

Overview

1st election, 2002

2nd election, 2006

3rd election, 2010

4th election, 2014

5th election, 2018

See also

Notes and references