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Inhabitants' Wola

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Inhabitants' Wola
Wola Mieszkańców
ChairpersonAneta Skubida
Founded2016
Headquarters13 Skierniewicka Street, Warsaw, Poland
Political positionLeft-wing
Warsaw district councils
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Inhabitants' Wola[a] is a local association of the inhabitants of Wola, a city district in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in 2016.

History

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The organisation, then an informal coalition of local politicians under the name Wola of the Change (Polish: Wola Zmian) had run in the 2014 local elections for the seats in the council of the district of Wola in Warsaw, Poland. It had gained 3714 votes (8.5%), which granted it the seat for its representative, Aneta Skubida.[1][2]

Inhabitants' Wola was founded in 2016.[3] In the 2018 local elections, it has run as part of the coalition of The City Is Ours. City Movements, which has won 8882 votes (13.37%), granting it 2 seats in the disctict council of Wola.[4] In the 2024 local elections, Wola for the Inhabitants won 3733 (6.84%) votes, receiving 2 seats in the disctict council.[5]

Ideology and organisation

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Inhabitants' Wola is a local association of the inhabitants of Wola, a city district in Warsaw, Poland. It has three-person management, lead by Aneta Skubida.[3]

The association is guided by the principlea of engagement of the local population, transparency, fellowship, recognition, dialogue, accessibility to local representatives, and respect of the district history and identity.[3] The organization is against chaotic and disorganised development in Wola.[6][7] It additionally publishes its newspaper.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Polish Wola Mieszkańców; "Wola" is a name of a city district, but can be also directly translated to "will", with the full name meaning "the will of the inhabitants"

References

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  1. ^ "Dziękujemt!". miastojestnasze.pl (in Polish).
  2. ^ "Wybory samorządowe 2014. Rada Dzielnicy Wola". samorzad2014.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
  3. ^ a b c "Początki". wolamieszkancow.org (in Polish).
  4. ^ "Wybory samorządowe 2018. Rada Dzielnicy Wola". wybory2018.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
  5. ^ "Wybory do rad warszawskich dzielnic. PiS wygrywa w jednej, ale ma mniej mandatów". tvn24.pl (in Polish). 8 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Wyborcza.pl". warszawa.wyborcza.pl (in Polish). 7 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Mieszkańcy wytykają absurdy deweloperskie. Chcą mieszkać lepiej, a już dostają pisma grożące pozwami". metrowarszawa.gazeta.pl (in Polish). 28 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Gazeta Woli Mieszkańców". wolamieszkancow.org (in Polish).