Gdańsk chooses successor to Mayor Paweł Adamowicz

Residents in Gdansk voted on Sunday to choose a successor to late Mayor Paweł Adamowicz, who was fatally stabbed during the WOŚP charity event in January.
There were three candidates in Sunday’s vote. Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, a 39-year-old lawyer who was Adamowicz’s deputy and current acting mayor. The other two candidates in the vote were 51-year-old documentary director Grzegorz Braun and 46-year-old Catholic activist and construction entrepreneur Marek Skiba. Polls in

Gdańsk were open between 7:00 and 21:00. Official results are expected on Monday. Candidates need to gather the absolute majority of votes (over 50 percent) in order to win in the first round.