Sofia City Council

Legislature of the city of Sofia, Bulgaria

Sofia City Council

Столичен общински съвет

Stolichen obshtinski sŭvet

Type
Type|

Unicameral

Term limits

| 4 years
History
Founded| 1991
Leadership

Chairman

Tsvetomir Petrov, PP–DB–SS
since 8 February 2024

Vice-chairmens

* Boyko Dimitrov (PP–DB–SS)
* Vanya Tagareva (GERB-SDS)
* Diana Tonova (BSPzB)
* Vili Lilkov (KOD)
* Sevdalina Petrova (Independent)

Structure
Seats| 61

Political groups

* PP–DB–SS (22)
* GERB-SDS (14)
* BSPzB (9)
* Revival (3)
* KOD (3)
* ITN (3)
* VMRO (1)
* Independent (6)[1]

Salary| c. 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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