Rijeka City Council

City Council of the City of Rijeka

Gradsko vijeće Grada Rijeke
Type
Type
Leadership
President
Ana Trošelj (PGS)
Deputy Presidents
Josip Ostrogović (HDZ)
Željko Jovanović (SDP)
Structure
Seats31
Distribution of seats in the City Council for each political group[3]
Political groups
Government (17)[1][2]
  •   SDP-HSU-IDS (10)
  •   PGS (3)
  •   AM-UK (2)
  •   We Can! (2)

Opposition (14)

Elections
Party-list proportional representation
D'hondt method
See Elections in Croatia
Last election
16 May 2021
Next election
2025
Website
www.rijeka.hr

The City Council of the City of Rijeka is the legislative body of the city of Rijeka, Croatia. It is the local self-government representative body of the citizens of the city of Rijeka, in accordance with the Constitution, law and the Statute of the City of Rijeka.

The city council has 31 members who are elected by universal suffrage and secret ballot for a term of four years.[4] National minorities also has right to elect two more members, one Serb and one Italian.[5]

The city council has its president and two vice presidents elected by a majority of the vote of all councilors of the city council elected from among its membership. One vice president is elected by the opposition.

City council sessions are public.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Konstituirano Gradsko vijeće Grada Rijeke, predsjednica Ana Trošelj" (in Croatian). rijeka.hr. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Gradski vijećnici". rijeka.hr. City of Rijeka. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  3. ^ "Objavljeno tko će biti riječki gradski vijećnici u novom mandatu" (in Croatian). fiuman.hr. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Izmjenama Statuta Grada Rijeke smanjuje se broj gradskih vijećnika". riportal.net.hr (in Croatian). 10 March 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Statut grada Rijeke" (PDF). www.rijeka.hr. Grad Rijeka. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Scope and Rules of Procedure of the City Council". Grad Rijeka. Retrieved 9 May 2017.