PolandA far-right candidate from the Polish Confederation party, Bartosz Bocheńczak, has been disqualified from the Kraków mayoral election due to an error in the collection of required voter signatures. The candidate had gathered over 4,600 signatures but more than 2,000 of these were deemed invalid because they were signed by individuals whose official registration addresses did not match their current residences. This issue is common in Poland, especially among younger voters who are often registered at their parents' homes despite living elsewhere. The disqualification came after the deadline for submitting signatures passed on 3 September, and the candidate confirmed the news on 7 September. The incident has been described as an 'embarrassment' and 'catastrophe' by Sławomir Mentzen, a leader of the Confederation, who dismissed Bocheńczak from his position within the party.
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