City Council of the City of Rijeka | |
Native Name: | Gradsko vijeće Grada Rijeke |
House Type: | Unicameral |
Leader1 Type: | President |
Leader1: | Ana Trošelj |
Party1: | (PGS) |
Leader2 Type: | Deputy Presidents |
Leader2: | Josip Ostrogović (HDZ) Željko Jovanović (SDP) |
Members: | 31 |
Structure1: | Svgfiles 2021-07-01-13-35-33-419851-2646425949761180383.png |
Structure1 Res: | 260px |
Structure1 Alt: | Distribution of seats in the City Council for each political group[1] |
Political Groups1: | Government (17)[2] [3]
Opposition (14)
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Voting System1: | Party-list proportional representation D'hondt method |
Last Election1: | 16 May 2021 |
The City Council of the City of Rijeka is the legislative body of the city of Rijeka, Croatia. It is the local self-government representative body of the citizens of the city of Rijeka, in accordance with the Constitution, law and the Statute of the City of Rijeka.
The city council has 31 members who are elected by universal suffrage and secret ballot for a term of four years.[4] National minorities also has right to elect two more members, one Serb and one Italian.[5]
The city council has its president and two vice presidents elected by a majority of the vote of all councilors of the city council elected from among its membership. One vice president is elected by the opposition.
City council sessions are public.[6]