Prague City Assembly
Prague City Assembly Zastupitelstvo hlavního města Prahy | |
|---|---|
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| Leadership | |
First Deputy Mayor | |
Deputy Mayor | |
Deputy Mayor | Jana Komrsková, Pirates |
Deputy Mayor | Jiří Pospíšil, TOP 09 |
Deputy Mayor | Petr Hlaváček, STAN |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 65 |
 | |
Political groups | Majority (36)
Minority (29)
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| Elections | |
Last election | September 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
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| New City Hall, Mariánské Square | |
| Website | |
| praha.eu | |
The Prague City Assembly (Czech: Zastupitelstvo hlavního města Prahy) is the legislative body of Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic. The Act on the Capital City of Prague requires that the assembly consist of 50 to 70 members; it currently has 65 members, elected in in 2022 to four-year terms.
The assembly is responsible for electing members of the Prague City Council, the city's executive body which includes the mayor; creating advisory committees; debating national and municipal legislation and programs; and awarding honourary citizenships and decorations from the city. Meetings are typically held monthly or on an ad hoc basis, but they must be held at least once every three months. The mayor convenes and conducts the meeting, which is recorded live and publicly available online. The assembly meets in the New City Hall building in Mariánské Square.
Composition and elections
[edit]The assembly consists of 50 to 70 members, as stipulated in the Act on the Capital City of Prague.[1] Since the 2014 municipal election, there have been 65 members of the assembly. Members are residents of Prague representing national political parties; they are elected under a proportional representation system for four-year terms.[1][2] The last election was held in 2022. The incumbent mayor is Bohuslav Svoboda.[3]
Responsibilities
[edit]Prague is its own unique type of self-governing entity and is neither a region nor a municipality.[4] However, the responsibilities of the Prague City Assembly mirror those of both regional assemblies and municipal councils.[1] Assembly members are responsible for creating committees that serve as advisory bodies for specific areas of administration, such as finance, education, and national minority policy.[1] They elect an executive body, the Prague City Council, which consists of 11 members: six councillors, four deputy mayors, and the mayor, who is accountable to the assembly and represents the city as a whole. The council prepares proposed programs for the assembly meetings and is responsible for having adopted resolutions fulfilled.[1]
Assembly meetings are held in the New City Hall building in Mariánské Square.[5] The assembly must meet at least once every three months, but usually meets monthly or on an ad hoc basis.[1][2] The mayor convenes the meeting in writing by announcing the proposed program and then presides over it.[1] Unlike council meetings, assembly meetings are recorded live and are publicly accessible online.[2] During meetings, members of the assembly may debate legislation put forward in the national Chamber of Deputies, approve or reject the city budget or proposed program for the meeting, or award honourary citizenships or decorations from the city.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Elected Bodies". Portal of the City of Prague. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Prague City Assembly". Portal of the City of Prague. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Svoboda byl zvolen pražským primátorem" [Svoboda was elected mayor of Prague]. Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Public Administration in the Czech Republic". Government of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Nová radnice" [New City Hall]. Prague City Tourism (in Czech). Retrieved 15 April 2025.