Bratislava City Council
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Bratislava City Council Mestské zastupiteľstvo hlavného mesta Bratislavy | |
|---|---|
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| Leadership | |
First Deputy Mayor | Tatiana Kratochvílová, TB |
Deputy Mayor | Lenka Antalová Plavuchová, TB |
Deputy Mayor | Jakub Mrva, TB |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 45 |
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Political groups | Majority (29)
Minority (16) |
| Elections | |
Last election | October 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
| Primate's Palace | |
| Website | |
| bratislava.sk | |
The Bratislava City Council (Slovak: Mestské zastupiteľstvo hlavného mesta SR Bratislavy) is the legislative body of Bratislava, the capital city of the Slovak Republic. The Act on the Capital City of the Slovak Republic Bratislava requires that the council consist of 45 members, elected every four years in municipal elections. The most recent elections were held in 2022.
The council is responsible for approving the city budget, adopting binding regulations, electing deputy mayors, overseeing city management, and forming advisory commissions in various policy areas. It supervises the performance of the mayor and the city executive, manages municipal property, and approves strategic city documents and development plans. Sessions of the council are convened regularly, typically once a month, and are held publicly in the Primate's Palace.[1]
The City Council consists of 45 members, as stipulated in the Act on the Capital City of the Bratislava. Councillors are elected for four-year terms during municipal elections. The council is made up of representatives of political parties, civic associations, and independents elected proportionally across the city's boroughs, each of which is allocated a number of seats based on population size.