The 2018 Polish local elections were held on October 21 for all 16 provincial (voivodeship, ''województwo'') assemblies, 380 county (''powiat'') councils, and 2477 commune (''gmina'') councils. There were also direct elections for commune heads (mayors and city presidents), with a second, run-off round for these offices on November 4.
The local elections were a victory of the ruling
Law and Justice
Law and Justice ( pl, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość , PiS) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland. Its chairman is Jarosław Kaczyński.
It was founded in 2001 by Jarosław and Lech Kaczyński as a direct ...
(PiS), though the opposition
Civic Coalition (KO) maintained control of the majority of cities, including the capital
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is official ...
.
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Law and Justice
Law and Justice ( pl, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość , PiS) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland. Its chairman is Jarosław Kaczyński.
It was founded in 2001 by Jarosław and Lech Kaczyński as a direct ...
(''Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS'')
, 34.13
, 7.25
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, 83
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Platform.Modern Civic Coalition (''Platforma.Nowoczesna Koalicja Obywatelska, KO'')
, 26.97
, 0.68
,
, 15
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Polish People's Party
The Polish People's Party ( pl, Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, PSL) is an agrarian political party in Poland. It is currently led by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Its history traces back to 1895, when it held the name People's Party, although i ...
(''Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, PSL'')
, 12.07
, 11.81
,
, 87
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SLD Left Together (''SLD Lewica Razem, SLD'')
, 6.62
, 2.17
,
, 17
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Kukiz'15 (''Kukiz'15, K'15'')
, 5.63
, ''New''
,
, 0
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Nonpartisan Local Government Activists (''Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy, BS'')
, 5.28
, 4.43
,
, 11
Notes:
Voivodeship councils
File:Wybory samorządowe 2018 Sejmiki województw mapa.svg
Election results (%)
Seats Distribution
County councils
Municipal councils
References
External links
{{Polish elections
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History of Poland (1989–present)
Local elections in Poland
October 2018 events in Poland