context1: The the most <strong>recent</strong> expansion of the city's boundaries took place in 1987, with the addition of <strong>new</strong> areas mainly to the north, including Morasko, Radojewo and Kiekrz. The first free local elections following the fall of communism took place in 1990. With the Polish local government reforms of 1999, Poznań again became the capital of a larger province (Greater Poland Voivodeship).
context2: Immigration: The area is home to more than five thousand <strong>recent</strong> immigrants (i.e. those arriving between 2001 and 2006), who now comprise about two percent of the total population. 11% of these <strong>new</strong> immigrants have come from Colombia, 10% from China, 7% from France, 6% from Lebanon, 6% from Romania, 4% from Algeria, 3% from the United States and 3% from Congo.