Structuring and systematization of the history of development and the current state of formation/ elections of local government authorities in the Republic of Poland (1990–2021)

The article is dedicated to analyzing the features of the formation/elections of local government authorities in the Republic of Poland during the period of 1990–2021. This is done in view of the fact that during the several decades of the recent political history in Poland there were several stages of the development of both the local government system and, accordingly, the procedures of local government authorities’ formation, which are perceived as one of the mandatory components of the decentralization processes today (especially after the completion of the European integration in Poland). Accordingly, the researcher’s attention was initially focused on the review and brief analysis of the history of the development and current state of the system and structure of local government and administrative-territorial organization in Poland. After that, the author focused on the title issue of the parameters of formation/elections of local governments authorities at different stages of the recent political history of Poland. As a result, it was stated that the rules of formation/elections of local government authorities in Poland are quite changeable and politicized, and therefore they have both positive and negative consequences, which have been systematized.