More than 171,000 people voted in favour of his removal.
Miszalski, who represents the ruling Civic Coalition party of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, faced criticism over the city's rising debt, alleged cronyism, broken election promises, controversial clean transport policies, higher ticket prices and extended paid parking hours.
In a bid to save his position during the recall campaign, Miszalski announced a series of concessions – among them changes to the clean transport zone, scrapping Sunday parking charges in the city centre and cutting bonuses for managers at city-owned companies.
He acknowledged introducing the clean transport zone had been a mistake, though he maintained that many important investments had been delivered during his tenure.
The city council was not recalled after turnout fell short of the required threshold.
Opposition Law and Justice party (PiS) deputy leader Przemysław Czarnek, speaking at a press conference in Kraków on Monday, said the referendum result was a "personal defeat" for Tusk and predicted it marked the beginning of broader political change across Poland.
PiS said it had not yet decided on a candidate for the forthcoming mayoral election.
Czarnek noted the party remained "open to all possible directions of cooperation".
Miszalski won the mayoral election in 2024, defeating rival Łukasz Gibała by roughly 2 percentage points in the second round.
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Source: PAP