Bartosz Bocheńczak of the Confederation and erstwhile president of the advanced Chamber of Control Marian Banas will not compete in the election for president of Krakow - Interia determined. The reason is not to have adequate valid endorsement signatures. The authoritative list of verified candidates is shortly to announce the Municipal Election Commission.
According to Interia's information, the final list of candidates for president Krakow will be missing Bartosz Bocheńczak from the Confederation and Mariana BanasiaFormer president of the advanced Control Chamber. Both of them were not to collect the required 3,000 correct endorsement signatures.
The corresponding number of signatures was to be obtained Daria Gosek-Pope from fresh Left and Michał Klimek from the Confederation of the Polish Crown.
Bartosz Bocheńczak without the required signatures. "Confession of the Confederacy"
On Friday, she informed about the problems with applying for Bocheńczak Interia's candidacy. The unofficial findings of the portal at the time indicated that after checking the letter by the electoral commission 2950 signatures were considered valid, i.e. 50 little than required by law.
The signatures were to be recalculated, but according to Interia's latest information, the Confederate candidate yet failed to exceed the required threshold.
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Journalist Interia and Polsat News referred to the case Marcin Fijolek. "If no appeals can be given and confirmed, this is it Confederacy's disgrace and a coup whose echo will come back a long time" - he wrote on social media.
A akin problem was to contact Marian Banasia. The erstwhile NIK chief besides did not find himself - according to Interia's findings - among candidates who collected adequate valid signatures.
Elections of president Krakow. Commission checked the signatures of 12 candidates
According to the electoral calendar, the committees had until Thursday by 16 p.m. to deliver to Municipal Election Commission letters containing at least 3 1000 crucial signatures of Kraków residents. The verification of papers began immediately after the receipt of applications was completed. In total, the signatures collected by its candidates submitted 12 committees.
Four candidates were registered before the full verification process was completed: Michał Drewnicki from the PiS, Monika Piątkowska supported by KO and PSL, Jan Hoffman - 1 of the initiators of the May referendum - and Alexander the Sheep organization Together.
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Official names of candidates who have undergone verification, Municipal Commission The election is to be presented at a conference scheduled for 14 September at 6:15 p.m..
Pre-term elections of president Krakow are a consequence of a May referendum in which residents decided to cancel Alexander Miszalski before the end of his word of office. The vote took place on 24 May 2026. Following the President's dismissal, the Prime Minister entrusted the temporary management of the city to Stanisław Kracik, and the election deadline was set for 27 September 2026.
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