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Legislature of the city of Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia City Council
Столичен общински съвет
Stolichen obshtinski sŭvet
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Type
TypeUnicameral
Term limits4 years
History
Founded1991
Leadership
ChairmanTsvetomir Petrov, PP–DBSS
since 8 February 2024
Vice-chairmens
Structure
Seats61
Political groups
Salaryc. 5,700 leva
Elections
First election1991
Last election29 October 2023
Next electionby 29 October 2027
Website
council.sofia.bg

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

Committees

The Council has fourteen permanent committees:

  • 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–DBSS);
  • Connections for urban integration (Chairperson: Nikolay Velchev, BSPzB);
  • Global cooperation and Tourism, European programmes and projects (Chairperson: Tsvetelina Simeonova-Zarkin, PP–DBSS);
  • Corruption and Unlawfully attained property confiscation committee (Chairperson: Bonka Vasileva, PP–DBSS).

References

  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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