– I am very glad that we are all meeting here together. We have known each other for years and have been cooperating for years. In these very difficult times, when the PiS government raised its hand against local government and tried first to limit it, and then, in a sense, to liquidate it, we stood together and defended what is most important. Namely, we defended our citizens, because that is what local government is all about – being close to people and defending their rights – stated Rafał Trzaskowski in Gdańsk.

– Today, it must be clearly stated that when we talk about effective governance in Poland, it is not only central government, but also local and regional government, and that we all fought for the rights of local governments, we fought for the prerogative of local governments to realize the aspirations of our citizens – he continued.

– Bad people, populists, hate everything that is independent, which is why in Poland PiS attacked both teachers and the judiciary, free media, and of course, local government. They only failed precisely because we were together – the Mayor of Warsaw emphasized.

– It was also because citizens simply did not allow PiS to destroy local government, because they trust you – added the KO candidate.

– Now I ask you for exactly the same thing: that we stay together and move forward. Local governments, forward! – he said.