The Prague City Assembly () is the

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, the capital city of the

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. The ''Act on the Capital City of Prague'' requires that the assembly consist of 50 to 70 members; it currently has 65 members, elected in in 2022 to four-year terms. The assembly is responsible for electing members of the Prague City Council, the city's executive body which includes the mayor; creating advisory committees; debating national and municipal legislation and programs; and awarding honorary citizenships and decorations from the city. Meetings are typically held monthly or on an

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basis, but they must be held at least once every three months. The mayor convenes and conducts the meeting, which is recorded live and publicly available online. The assembly meets in the New City Hall building in Mariánské Square.

Composition and elections

The assembly consists of 50 to 70 members, as stipulated in the ''Act on the Capital City of Prague''. Since the 2014 municipal election, there have been 65 members of the assembly. Members are residents of Prague representing national political parties; they are elected under a

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system for four-year terms. The last election was held in 2022. The incumbent mayor is Bohuslav Svoboda.

Responsibilities

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nor a

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. However, the responsibilities of the Prague City Assembly mirror those of both regional assemblies and municipal councils. Assembly members are responsible for creating committees that serve as advisory bodies for specific areas of administration, such as finance, education, and national minority policy. They elect an executive body, the Prague City Council, which consists of 11 members: six councillors, four deputy mayors, and the mayor, who is accountable to the assembly and represents the city as a whole. The council prepares proposed programs for the assembly meetings and is responsible for having adopted resolutions fulfilled. Assembly meetings are held in the New City Hall building in Mariánské Square. The assembly must meet at least once every three months, but usually meets monthly or on an

basis. The mayor convenes the meeting in writing by announcing the proposed program and then presides over it. Unlike council meetings, assembly meetings are recorded live and are publicly accessible online. During meetings, members of the assembly may debate legislation put forward in the national

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, approve or reject the city budget or proposed program for the meeting, or award honorary citizenships or decorations from the city.

References

{{Reflist Politics of Prague