Electoral office chief resigns

Kazimierz Czaplicki, member of Poland’s State Electoral Commission (PKW) responsible for the recent local and regional election, has resigned from the post. Formally, he was head of the National Electoral Office (KBW). As of Thursday morning the KBW was still unable to announce official results of the ballot, which took place on Sunday. The delay was attributed to a breakdown of the IT system designed to assess the election. The breakdown “does not allow for fulfilling the expectations of the political class and the society for results announced almost immediately after polling stations were closed,” Czaplicki wrote in his resignation letter. He added that, as the head of the KBW, he felt personally responsible for the correct functioning of the election, including the IT system.