The Sarajevo City Council (Bosnian: Gradsko vijeće Grada Sarajeva) is a 28-member elected body that scrutinises the activities of the mayor of Sarajevo and has the power, with a two-thirds super-majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget and to reject the mayor's draft statutory strategies.[3]
Sarajevo City Council Gradsko vijeće Grada Sarajeva | |
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Type | |
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Leadership | |
Deputy speaker | |
Structure | |
Seats | 28 |
Political groups | Majority (17)
Minority (11)
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Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
Proportional representation | |
Last election | 15 November 2020 |
Meeting place | |
Vijećnica, Sarajevo | |
Website | |
gradskovijece.sarajevo.ba |
The City Council meets at Vijećnica on the bank of the Miljacka river. The council is also able to publish its findings and recommendations, and make proposals to the mayor.
The City Council comprises 28 City Council Members, including a council speaker, two deputies, and a secretary, elected by each municipal council of municipalities that make up the City of Sarajevo, electing seven delegates to the council from among the municipal councilors, with 15 seats needed for a majority.[4] Elections take place every four years – at the same time as for the rest of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs, as constituent peoples, are individually guaranteed a minimum of 20% of the seats in the City Council, while the group of Others are individually guaranteed at least two seats, regardless of all election results.[3]
Political party | City Council members | |||||||
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2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2023 | |||||
People and Justice | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 / 28
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Our Party | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 / 28
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Independent | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 / 28
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Party of Democratic Action | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 / 28
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Social Democratic Party | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 / 28
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Bosnian Party | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 / 28
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People's European Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 / 28
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Alliance for Stari Grad | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 / 28
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Union of Social Democrats | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 / 28
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Democratic Front | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 / 28
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Union for a Better Future of BiH | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 28
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Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 28
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The City Council is responsible for carrying out the policies and decisions:
The City Council supervises the work of the administrative bodies of the City of Sarajevo and has the right to gain insight into the implementation of its decisions, especially when it comes to city revenues and expenditures, and for this purpose the City Council can form a commission that can inspect the files in the premises of the City Administration and to submit a report to the City Council on the results of the inspection.[3]