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Polish municipal leaders social media engagement

Overview

In July 2026, social media engagement among Polish municipal leaders showed varying patterns across different scales of government.

At the local level, Tomasz Michałowski, the mayor of Piwniczna-Zdrój, achieved high engagement on Facebook, ranking sixth in Poland among mayors. His profile recorded an engagement rate of 4.86 percent and significant follower growth, outperforming mayors from larger tourist destinations.

On a broader scale, an analysis by the Institute for Media Monitoring (IMM) of 774 Facebook posts from provincial city presidents indicates that engagement is primarily driven by scandals and institutional crises rather than official achievements. Rafał Trzaskowski, the Mayor of Warsaw, emerged as the leader in engagement, accounting for approximately 60% of all analyzed reactions—totaling over 329,000 interactions—despite representing only 6.7% of the total posts. This high engagement was largely attributed to his direct communication regarding a crisis involving irregularities at the Southern Hospital in Warsaw, which resulted in several high-level resignations and subsequent restructuring within the city hall. Specific high-engagement posts included announcements regarding the resignations of Vice Presidents Renata Kaznowska and Aldona Machnowska-Góra, and the appointment of successors Magdalena Młochowska and Izabela Marcewicz-Jendrysik.

Following Trzaskowski in engagement, Gdańsk President Aleksandra Dulkiewicz ranked second with 57,500 interactions, followed by Łódź President Hanna Zdanowska in third with 41,700, and Wrocław President Jacek Sutryk in fourth.

Entities

Rafał Trzaskowski · Instytut Monitorowania Mediów · Warsaw · Hanna Zdanowska · Facebook

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Timeline

  1. 18 days ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources
    Rafał Trzaskowski leads social media engagement among Polish city presidents

    An IMM report finds Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski leads social media engagement among Polish city presidents, driven largely by discussions surrounding the Southern Hospital controversy.

  2. 22 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Rafał Trzaskowski leads social media engagement among Polish city presidents

    A study by the Institute for Media Monitoring shows Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski leads social media engagement among Polish city presidents, driven largely by discussions regarding hospital irregularities.

  3. 30 days ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    Piwniczna-Zdrój Mayor Tomasz Michałowski ranks 6th in Poland for Facebook engagement

    Piwniczna-Zdrój Mayor Tomasz Michałowski ranked 6th in Poland for Facebook engagement in July 2026, surpassing mayors of larger municipalities.

Sources

dobrewiadomosci.net.pl · ibims.pl · imm.com.pl · nieznanyswiat.pl · polityka.co.pl · pulsgdanska.pl · razydzisiaj.pl · wprost.pl

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