2014 Kraków referendum

A referendum over four questions was held in Kraków on 25 May 2014.

History and background
See also: Kraków bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics

In 2012 the authorities of Kraków decided to launch a bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Although Kraków City Council had initially refused to submit the city's bid to a referendum,[1] growing opposition to hosting the Olympics, in particular by the initiative "Kraków Przeciwko Igrzyskom" ("Krakow Against Games") [2][3] has forced Kraków city mayor to change his mind and announce on 24 March 2014 that the bid would be submitted to a referendum.[4] Three more questions were subsequently added by the Kraków City Council, which also changed the initially planned date in June to 25 May 2014, in order to coincide with the European Parliament election, thus improving chances for bigger participation.

According to Polish law, a local referendum is binding if at least 30% of eligible voters cast their votes.

Questions

The referendum was held on 25 May 2014 over 4 questions:

Results

Voter turnout was 35.96%, with the result that the referendum was valid and binding. The results were as follows:[5]

  • Question 1 on Winter Olympics:

"Yes": 30,28%; "No": 69,72%; Result: rejected

  • Question 2 on the metro:

"Yes": 55,11%; "No": 44,89%; Result: approved

  • Question 3 on CCTV monitoring:

"Yes": 69,73%; "No": 30,27%; Result: approved

  • Question 4 on bicycle paths:

"Yes": 85,20%; "No": 14,80%; Result: approved

Aftermath

Shortly after the official results of the referendum Kraków's mayor announced that the city would withdraw its bid for the Winter Olympics.[6]

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gollark: A better version would destroy the original universe, to fix some of the ethical issues.
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gollark: Would people not stop buying them when everyone who uses them ceases to exist?
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References
  1. Igrzyska w Krakowie: Zapytają mieszkańców, ale referendum nie będzie
  2. Kraków Przeciwko Igrzyskom
  3. Kraków Przeciwko Igrzyskom
  4. Igrzyska w Krakowie. Prezydent chce referendum
  5. Oficjalne wyniki referendum
  6. Oświadczenie Prezydenta Jacka Majchrowskiego w sprawie wyników referendum lokalnego
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