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Mayor Of Warsaw
The Mayor of Warsaw (officially in ) is the head of the executive of the capital of Poland elected directly during local elections for a term of five years. Overview The first city mayor of Warsaw was Jan Andrzej Menich (1695–1696). The municipal self-government existed in Warsaw until World War II and was restored in 1990 (during the communist times, the National City Council – ''Miejska Rada Narodowa'' – governed in Warsaw). Since 1990, the structure of city government has been modified several times. Between 1975 and 1990 the Warsaw city mayors simultaneously led the Warsaw Voivode. In the years 1990-1994, the city mayor of Warsaw was elected by the city council. Subsequently, a controversial reform was introduced, transforming the city in the years of 1994–1999 into a loose municipal union of several gminas, dominated by one of them, the gmina Centrum encompassing the entire inner city. During this period, the mayor of gmina Centrum who was elected b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of Warsaw
The coat of arms of Warsaw (The Warsaw Mermaid) consists of a ''Mermaid of Warsaw, syrenka'' in a Gules, red field. This imagery has been in use since at least the mid-14th century. The syrenka has traditionally held a silver sword although this does not appear on more recent versions. History The first coat of arms of Warsaw depicted a dragon with a male human head, carrying a sword and a shield. The first known usage was on a Seal (emblem), seal from 1390. This is the oldest existing armed seal of Warsaw, consisting of a round seal bordered with the Latin inscription ''Sigilium Civitatis Varsoviensis'' (Seal of the city of Warsaw). Gradually the male head and body was replaced with that of a female, and by the end of 16th century the tail was also changed from that of a dragon to that of a fish. The only remaining parts of the original coat of arms are the sword and shield. Beginning in the early 17th century Warsaw records associate a sword-wielding mermaid with the city. Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw City Council
Warsaw City Council, officially the Council of the Capital City of Warsaw () is a unicameral governing body of the city of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. The council was first created following the location of Warsaw under the terms of the Magdeburg Law in the Middle Ages. The modern council is regulated by the ''Warsaw Act'' of 2002. It consists of 60 councillors elected in free elections for a five-year term. Incumbent chairperson of the council is Ewa Malinowska-Grupińska (Civic Coalition (Poland), Civic Coalition), elected at the first session on 7 May 2024. file:Ewa Malinowska-Grupińska 2018.jpg, Chairwoman Ewa Malinowska-Grupińska Current term Election results 2024 2018 2014 2010 2006 2002 1998 City Council 2018-2024 City Council 2014-2018 # Michał Bitner (1934) # # Marta Jezierska (1790) # # Ewa Malinowska-Grupińska (9756) # # Anna Nehrebecka-Byczewska (9074) # # Filip Frąckowiak (3134) # # Andrzej Kropiwnicki (9616) # # Agnieszka So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janusz Korwin-Mikke
Janusz Ryszard Korwin-Mikke (; born 27 October 1942), also known by his initials JKM or simply as Korwin, is a Polish far-right politician, paleolibertarian and author. He was a member of the European Parliament from 2014 until 2018. He was the leader of the Congress of the New Right (KNP), which was formed in 2011 from Liberty and Lawfulness, which he led from its formation in 2009, and the Real Politics Union, which he led from 1990 to 1997 and from 1999 to 2003. He was the chairman of the party KORWiN until his resignation on 15 October 2022, and from 2019 to 2023 a member of the Sejm, elected from the electoral list of Confederation Liberty and Independence. Biography Birth and early life Janusz Korwin-Mikke was born in Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), German-occupied Warsaw on 27 October 1942. He was the only child of Ryszard Mikke (6 February 1911 – 25 April 1966) and Maria Rosochacka (3 April 1917 – 4 August 1944). His father, Ryszard, was the head of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Hope (Poland)
The New Hope ( , NN) is a right-wing to far-right political party in Poland and member of Confederation. As of 2024, it is led by Sławomir Mentzen. Founded in 2015 by Janusz Korwin-Mikke as a result of his removal from the Congress of the New Right, his former party, it was initially called Coalition for the Renewal of the Republic of Liberty and Hope () and then subsequently Confederation for the Renewal of the Republic of Liberty and Hope (), both backronym to KORWiN or sometimes shortened to Liberty (). Among the party's other members are Przemysław Wipler, who held a seat in the Polish Sejm, and Robert Iwaszkiewicz, Member of the European Parliament. The party's Polish name was originally a backronym of the founder's name Korwin-Mikke, who took part in the 2015 presidential election. History The party was formed shortly after Janusz Korwin-Mikke was removed from the chairmanship of the Congress of the New Right (KNP). The pro-Korwin faction of the KNP ended up fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederation Liberty And Independence
The Confederation Liberty and Independence (, KWiN), frequently shortened to just Confederation (), is a far-right political alliance in Poland. It was initially founded in 2018 as a political coalition for the 2019 European Parliament election in Poland, although it was later expanded into a political party in order to circumvent the 8% vote threshold for coalitions to enter the national parliament. It won 11 seats in the Sejm after the 2019 Polish parliamentary election. Its candidate for the 2020 Polish presidential election was Krzysztof Bosak, who placed fourth among eleven candidates. A coalition made up of New Hope and the National Movement, it is right-wing oriented and is considered to be a part of the radical right. It has expressed right-wing populist rhetoric and a more hardline opposition stance towards the European Union and immigration. It is economically liberal and has called for lowering taxes, and has also expressed socially conservative and Polish nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Przemysław Wipler
Przemysław Janusz Wipler (born 15 July 1978) is a Polish politician, teacher, civil servant, and former president of the KoLiber, KoLiber association serving as a Deputy in the Sejm since 15 October 2023. Biography Early life and career He was born in Upper Silesia, where his father worked as an underground miner. After his parents' divorce, Przemysław Wipler moved with his mother to Gdynia, where he graduated from the III General Secondary School. In 2002, he graduated from the University of Warsaw, obtaining a master's degree in law based on a thesis titled ''Libertarian Approach to the State''. From 1999 to 2001, he was an editor for “Najwyższy Czas!”. He pursued doctoral studies at the SWPS University, writing a doctoral thesis on the Commission for the Reprivatization of Warsaw Real Estate. In 2023, however, he failed his doctoral defense. He worked at the Adam Smith Centre and the Economic Action Foundation, as well as in tax advisory firms, including Ernst & Youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left Together
(, meaning 'Together Party') is a Left-wing politics, left-wing list of political parties in Poland, political party in Poland. It was founded in 2015, and from 2019 to 2024 the party's official name was (, 'Left Together'). The party was one of the eight nationwide committees standing in the 2015 Polish parliamentary election, 2015 parliamentary election. Party co-leaders are Adrian Zandberg and Aleksandra Owca, elected at the end of November and beginning of December 2024, following a split in the party in October. It supports principles of social democracy, democratic socialism, and social liberalism, and has expressed Progressivism, progressive views. The party is critical of the historical post-communist Democratic Left Alliance (Poland), Democratic Left Alliance. It is a part of the European Left Alliance for the People and the Planet; a pan-European party that supports an alternative to capitalism. It was a member of the Progressive International and DieM25, DiEM25. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The City Is Ours
The City Is Ours (, MJN) is an independent citizen platform launched in 2013 in Warsaw, as of 2014 registered as a non-profit civic association. Miasto Jest Nasze is considered to be one of the major urban movements in Poland. In 2018 Polish local elections coalition formed by Miasto Jest Nasze took 22 seats in Warsaw district councils. Organization Miasto Jest Nasze counts more than 300 members (June 2024) and is led by board headed by Eryk Baczyński. The association is present in 12 of 18 Warsaw districts. Activity Miasto Jest Nasze focuses on exposing and publicizing misconduct of Warsaw authorities. It supports transparency across all city functions as well as civic participation through participatory budgets and public consultations. As part of its activity, it monitors the work of politicians and city officials by publicizing irregularities in Warsaw's management and pressing on the importance of accountability. MJN uses tools typical to bottom-up organization (e. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Left (Poland)
The Left () is a political alliance in Poland. Initially founded to contest the 2019 Polish parliamentary election, 2019 parliamentary election, the alliance now consists of the New Left (Poland), New Left and other smaller parties. It also originally consisted of Democratic Left Alliance (Poland), Democratic Left Alliance and Spring (political party), Spring until its merging to create the New Left, including the Polish Socialist Party that left the coalition in 2021. It is also supported by several minor left-wing parties, including Your Movement, ''Yes for Łódź'', ''Urban Movement'', and the Polish Communist Party (2002), Polish Communist Party. The Left is a Big tent, catch-all coalition of the Polish left, and it is positioned on the Centre-left politics, centre-left. It is mainly orientated towards the principles of social democracy, but it also advocates Progressivism, progressive, Social liberalism, social-liberal and Secularism, secular policies, including LGBT rights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdalena Biejat
Magdalena Agnieszka Biejat (; born 11 January 1982) is a Polish politician and translator of Spanish-language literature. She was a member of the Sejm for Warsaw I (parliamentary constituency), Warsaw I between 2019 and 2023, when she was elected to Senate of Poland, Senate for the List of constituencies for the Senate of the Republic of Poland, 45th district (Western Warsaw). Since 13 November 2023, she has served as a Deputy Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, Deputy Marshal of the Senate. She is currently one of the leaders of The Left (Poland), The Left coalition, and was one of the co-leaders of Left Together until her departure from the party in October 2024. She was a candidate for the 2025 Polish presidential election. Career Magdalena Biejat studied sociology at the University of Granada and Complutense University of Madrid. Professionally she was a translator of Spanish-language literature. She is also associated with non-governmental organizations, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law And Justice (Poland)
Law and Justice ( , PiS) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland. The party is a member of European Conservatives and Reformists Group. Its chairman has been Jarosław Kaczyński since 18 January 2003. It was founded in 2001 by Jarosław and Lech Kaczyński as a direct successor of the Centre Agreement after it split from the Solidarity Electoral Action (AWS). It won the 2005 parliamentary and presidential elections, after which Lech became the president of Poland. It headed a parliamentary coalition with the League of Polish Families and Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland between 2005 and the 2007 election. It placed second and they remained in the parliamentary opposition until 2015. It regained the presidency in the 2015 election, and later won a majority of seats in the parliamentary election. They retained the positions following the 2019 and 2020 election, but lost their majority following the 2023 Polish parliam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobiasz Bocheński
Tobiasz Adam Bocheński (born 15 December 1987) is a Polish politician affiliated with the Law and Justice party who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024. He served as voivode of Łódź from 2019 to 2023, and as voivode of Masovia in 2023. In the 2024 local elections, he ran for mayor of Warsaw, finishing second to incumbent Rafał Trzaskowski Rafał Kazimierz Trzaskowski (born 17 January 1972) is a Polish politician and political scientist specializing in European studies who has served as List of city mayors of Warsaw, Mayor of Warsaw since 22 November 2018. He served as a Member .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bochenski, Tobiasz 1987 births Living people Law and Justice politicians Law and Justice MEPs MEPs for Poland 2024–2029 Politicians from Łódź Voivodes of Poland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
