Institution of Recall – a Tool of Democracy or a Toy in the Hands of the Opposition?

The subject of the study is one of the institutions of direct democracy sensu stricto – recall, which operates in Poland at the level of local government. This article is an attempt to answer the question whether this institution should be introduced into the Polish legal system at the national level. In order to answer the above question, it is necessary to present the principles of the functioning of this institution in other countries. The use of the comparative legal method allows for the submission of a postulate to introduce such an institution into the Polish legal system. However, only practice would show whether it would become another form of direct democracy or a tool in the hands of the opposition.