Gdansk votes for successor to murdered mayor Pawel Adamowicz

Gdansk's Mayor Pawel Adamowicz was stabbed to death in January
Gdansk's Mayor Pawel Adamowicz was stabbed to death in January Copyright REUTERS / Agencja Gazeta
By Euronews with AP
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Residents in Poland’s northern city of Gdansk will choose a successor for the late Mayor Pawel Adamowicz, who was fatally stabbed during a charity event in January.

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Residents in Poland’s northern city of Gdansk will vote on Sunday (March 3) to choose a successor to late Mayor Pawel Adamowicz, who was fatally stabbed during a charity event in January.

Among the three candidates in Sunday’s vote is Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, a 39-year-old lawyer who was Adamowicz’s deputy and current acting mayor. The other two candidates in the vote are Grzegorz Braun, and Marek Skiba, according to Polish media.

The 53-year-old Adamowicz was a critic of Poland's ruling conservative Law and Justice party who is not fielding any candidates in the mayoral race.

Adamowicz's 27-year-old attacker, who is still under police custody, stabbed him onstage and then grabbed a microphone and said the act was his revenge against an opposition political party that Adamowicz had once belonged to.

Polls opened in Gdansk at 7:00 (CET) and close at 21:00 (CET). Official results are expected Monday.

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