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Sofia City Council

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The Sofia City Council is the legislative body of Sofia Municipality.[4][5] It consists of 61 councilmen elected via proportional vote by constituents registered within the municipality.

Term limits
4 years
Founded1991
Chairman
Tsvetomir Petrov, PP–DB
since 8 February 2024
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Sofia City Council

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Type
Type
Term limits
4 years
History
Founded1991
Leadership
Chairman
Tsvetomir Petrov, PP–DB
since 8 February 2024
Vice-chairmens
Structure
Seats61
Political groups
  •   GERB-SDS (14)
  •   PP–DB (12)
  •   Spasi Sofia (8)[1]
  •   BSPzB (8)
  •   Revival (4)
  •   KOD (3)
  •   ITN (3)
  •   Bulgaria Can (3)[a]
  •   Solidary Bulgaria (1)
  •   VMRO (1)
  •   Independent (4)[b][2]
Salaryc. 5,700 leva[3]
Elections
First election
1991
Last election
29 October 2023
Next election
by 29 October 2027
Website
council.sofia.bg
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Committees

The Council has fourteen permanent committees:[6]

  • Assembly of the Territory, Architecture, and Housing policy (Chairperson: Sevdalina Petrova, Bulgaria Can);
  • Finances and Budget (Chairperson: Dimitar Vuchev, GERB-SDS);
  • Healthcare and Social policy (Chairperson: Vanya Grigorova, Solidary Bulgaria);
  • Protection of the Environment, agriculture and forests (Chairperson: Krasimir Galabov, Bulgaria Can);
  • Regional self-governing and regulatory use (Chairperson: Ivan Videlov, BSPzB);
  • Education, Culture, Science and Cultural diversity (Chairperson: Diyan Stamatov, GERB-SDS);
  • Economy, Property and Digital transformation (Chairperson: Proshko Proshkov, GERB-SDS);
  • Engineer infrastructure and Energy planning (Chairperson: Aleksandar Aleksandrov, 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, Independent);
  • Connections for urban integration (Chairperson: Nikolay Velchev, BSPzB);
  • Global cooperation and Tourism, European programmes and projects (Chairperson: Tsvetelina Simeonova-Zarkin, PP–DB);
  • Corruption and Unlawfully attained property confiscation committee (Chairperson: Anton Hekimian, GERB-SDS).

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