They had no rivals, but the residents gave them a clear mandate to continue governing the municipalities.

Not all mayors and mayors in Opole’s municipalities had rivals in Sunday’s local elections. Some faced criticism or support from residents. In such a situation, voters only answered the question of whether they agree to the continued rule of the current leader. There was no situation where the number of ‘no’ answers prevailed. However, in Opole there were outstanding results, exceeding 80 percent of positive responses. Rafał Kotarski, the mayor of Gorzów Śląski, received 2369 votes of support, which is almost 94 percent. – This is a big surprise to me – he admits. – Apparently, I managed to convince our residents to mark ‘yes’ next to my name if they are going to the elections. A high turnout is very important to me, as more people voted than in 2014 and 2018. However, at that time there were more people running for the position of mayor of Gorzów Śląski. Considering the huge support for my name, I speak of two winners. Katarzyna Gołębiowska-Jarek, the mayor of the Dąbrowa municipality, received just over…