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Polish mayor recall referendums expand

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The recall referendum wave that began in June 2026 with the near‑failed vote in Gliwice has continued to spread across Poland. After the Law and Justice (PiS) party pledged support for drives in Częstochowa and Warsaw, local initiatives have added further targets. On 19 July 2026 the town of Działoszyce held a two‑question referendum on removing both its mayor and city council, meeting the required three‑fifths turnout threshold. Voting ran from 07:00 to 21:00 in six polling stations; officials noted missing signage at one station, while residents were divided over the mayor’s eight‑year tenure versus complaints about flooding and drainage. The expansion accelerated on 22 July with two new petitions. turnout. In Lisia Góra, Góra a resident committee filed the necessary paperwork and began a 60‑day signature collection, seeking roughly 1,500 signatures against collection for a 1,230‑signature threshold to recall the mayor and council over planned photovoltaic farms and energy‑storage projects. In Kolbuszowski County, projects, while activists submitted 6,687 signatures, of which 5,258 were validated, clearing the hurdle for in Kolbuszowski County validated enough signatures to schedule a referendum on the early dismissal of the county council scheduled dismissal referendum for 30 August. On 26 July Warsaw citizens launched a fresh petition to trigger a recall referendum targeting Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski and the city council. Organized by activists including Andrzej Kozera and Romuald Starosielec, the drive cites housing shortages, public‑transport issues, infrastructure development, and concerns over transparency of public spending. The effort adds council, adding momentum to the ongoing Stołeczna Operacja Referendalna, which still requires 132,000 132 000 signatures and a 60‑percent 60 percent turnout for a December ballot. On 30 July activist Maciej Wilk announced a city‑wide signature‑gathering operation under the same Stołeczna Operacja Referendalna banner. Hundreds of volunteers have set up now operate from 15‑30 collection points across more than ten districts, aiming framing the effort as a non‑partisan civic response and pointing to a recent controversy at the South Hospital as a catalyst for public discontent. The campaign aims to reach the 132,000‑signature 132 000‑signature target by 28 September.

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  1. 2026-07-31 13:43 UTC Polish mayor recall referendums expand
  2. 2026-07-30 13:19 UTC Polish mayor recall referendums expand
  3. 2026-07-28 10:15 UTC Polish mayor recall referendums expand
  4. 2026-07-26 08:44 UTC Polish mayor recall referendums expand

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