Rijeka City Council Explained

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)

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Objavljeno tko će biti riječki gradski vijećnici u novom mandatu . fiuman.hr . 1 July 2021 . hr.
  2. Web site: Konstituirano Gradsko vijeće Grada Rijeke, predsjednica Ana Trošelj . rijeka.hr . 1 July 2021 . hr.
  3. Web site: Gradski vijećnici . 2024-04-08 . rijeka.hr . City of Rijeka.
  4. Web site: Izmjenama Statuta Grada Rijeke smanjuje se broj gradskih vijećnika . riportal.net.hr . 6 May 2021 . hr.
  5. Web site: PDF . Statut grada Rijeke . www.rijeka.hr . Grad Rijeka . 6 May 2021.
  6. Web site: Scope and Rules of Procedure of the City Council . Grad Rijeka . 9 May 2017.