Local Government elections thought to be scheduled for October 27

Gazeta Wyborcza has acquired an, as yet unsigned, Prime Ministerial decree according to which the upcoming local government elections will take place on Sunday, October 27. According to the election calendar, information on electoral districts, such as their boundaries and the number of local council members elected from them, should be announced by September 8. Election committees can register lists of candidates by September 28. The election campaign will end at midnight on October 25, while voting will take place on October 27 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. This will also be the first time in the history of post-communist Poland that citizens will choose mayors in direct elections. If none of the candidates obtains the required majority, the second round of voting will take place on November 10. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 5) T.J.