Warsaw mayor announces creation of association of local governments

Rafal Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw, has announced the establishment of an association of local governments on Thursday. Trzaskowski announced the move at a joint press conference in Warsaw with the mayors of Poznan, Opole, Bialystok, and the mayor-elect of the south-eastern city of Rzeszow. All Poland's major cities are opposition controlled, and they have become something of a thorn in the flesh of Poland's conservative government for a number of years. "Our aim is victory in parliamentary elections and defeating (ruling Law and Justice party - PAP) PiS," Trzaskowski said.