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Sofia City Council

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Sofia City Council

Столичен общински съвет

Stolichen obshtinski sŭvet
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
4 years
History
Founded1991
Leadership
Chairman
Tsvetomir Petrov, PP–DB–SS
since 8 February 2024
Vice-chairmens
Structure
Seats61
Political groups
  •   PP–DB–SS (22)
  •   GERB-SDS (14)
  •   BSPzB (9)
  •   Revival (3)
  •   KOD (3)
  •   ITN (3)
  •   VMRO (1)
  •   Independent (6)[1]
Salaryc. 5,700 leva[2]
Elections
First election
1991
Last election
29 October 2023
Next election
by 29 October 2027
Website
council.sofia.bg

The Sofia City Council is the legislative body of Sofia Municipality.[3][4] It consists of 61 councilmen elected via proportional vote by constituents registered within the municipality.

Committees

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The Council has fourteen permanent committees:[5]

  • Assembly of the Territory, Architecture, and Housing policy (Chairperson: Sevdalina Petrova, Independent);
  • Finances and Budget (Chairperson: Dimitar Vuchev, GERB-SDS);
  • Healthcare and Social policy (Chairperson: Vanya Grigorova, BSPzB);
  • Protection of the Environment, agriculture and forests (Chairperson: Krasimir Galabov, Independent);
  • Regional self-governing and regulatory use (Chairperson: Ivan Videlov, BSPzB);
  • Education, Culture, Science and Cultural diversity (Chairperson: Miroslav Borshosh, GERB-SDS);
  • Economy, Property and Digital transformation (Chairperson: Proshko Proshkov, GERB-SDS);
  • Engineer infrastructure and Energy planning (Chairperson: Dimitar Danailov, ITN);
  • Public order and Security (Chairperson: Vanya Tagareva, GERB-SDS);
  • Transport and Road safety (Chairperson: Ivan Takov, BSPzB);
  • Children, Youth, and Sport (Chairperson: Dimitar Shalafov, PP–DB–SS);
  • Connections for urban integration (Chairperson: Nikolay Velchev, BSPzB);
  • Global cooperation and Tourism, European programmes and projects (Chairperson: Tsvetelina Simeonova-Zarkin, PP–DB–SS);
  • Corruption and Unlawfully attained property confiscation committee (Chairperson: Bonka Vasileva, PP–DB–SS).

References

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  1. ^ "PP-DB and Spasi Sofia will have the most members in the new Sofia Municipal Council". Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  2. ^ "BGN 9,000 salary for the mayor, over BGN 5,700 for a municipal councilor". Fakti.bg. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  3. ^ "Sofia Council - За съвета". council.sofia.bg. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  4. ^ "Sofia Council - Ръководство на Столичен общински съвет".
  5. ^ "Sofia City Council Committees". council.sofia.bg. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
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