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Riga City Council Rīgas dome | |
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| Leadership | |
Chair | Vilnis Ķirsis (JV) |
Vice Chairs | Linda Ozola (Kods Rīgai) Edvards Ratnieks (NA) |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 60 |
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Political groups | Government (31)
Support (2)
Opposition (26)
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| Elections | |
Last election | 29 August 2020 |
Next election | 2025 |
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| Riga Town Hall | |
Riga City Council (Latvian: Rīgas dome) is the government of the city of Riga, the capital of Latvia. Its meeting place is in the Riga Town Hall (Rīgas rātsnams) at the Town Hall Square (Rātslaukums) in the very heart of Riga.
The Riga City Council consists of 60 councilors who are elected every 4 years is established on the basis of party factions.
The work of the Riga City Council is organized by the chairman (occasionally simply called as the mayor of Riga), Deputy Mayors, the Presidium, City Executive Director, District Executive Directors, and the staff of municipal institutions and enterprises.
The Presidium of the Riga City Council consists of the chairman of the Riga City Council and the representatives delegated by the political parties or party blocks elected to the city council.
From February to August 2020 the council had been suspended, since it was dissolved by the national authorities due to irregularities concerning waste management.[3] An interim administration of three members headed by Edvīns Balševics, State Secretary of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (lv), was appointed on February 25 to lead the city until snap elections were held.[4][5] On 29 August 2020, elections were held, with the alliance between Development/For! and The Progressives winning the most seats.[6]
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- ^ Guntars Jirgensons - Rīgas valstspilsētas pašvaldība
- ^ "President promulgates law to dissolve Rīga City Council". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Saeima votes to sack Rīga City Council". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Current Riga City Council's terms officially ends". Baltic News Network - News from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Development/For!/Progressives lead the way in Rīga council elections". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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