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Warsaw City Council, officially the Council of the Capital City of Warsaw ( pl, Rada Miasta Stołecznego Warszawy) is a
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governing body of the city of
Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
, the capital of
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
. The council was first created following the location of Warsaw under the terms of the Magdeburg Law in the
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. The modern council is regulated by the ''Warsaw Act'' of 2002. It consists of 60 councillors elected in free elections for a five-year term. The current chairman of the council is Ewa Malinowska-Grupińska.


City Council 2018-2023

Ewa Malinowska-Grupińska , - !colspan="5", , - ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Parties ! Result of the 2018 Election ! As of 18 April 2021 ! Change , - , style="background-color:orange;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Civic Coalition (''Koalicja Obywatelska, KO'') , 40 , 40 , , - , style="background-color:blue;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Law and Justice (''Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS'') , 19 , 18 , 1 , - , style="background-color:red;" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Democratic Left Alliance The Democratic Left Alliance () was a social-democratic political party in Poland. It was formed in 9 July 1991 as an electoral alliance of centre-left parties, and became a single party on 15 April 1999. It was the major coalition party in Pol ...
(''Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej, SLD'') , 1 , 0 , 1 , - , style="background-color:#eeeeee;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Independent , 0 , 2 , 2 , - The chairman of the council is Ewa Malinowska-Grupińska.


City Council 2014-2018

, - !colspan="3", , - ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Parties ! Seats , - , style="background-color:orange;" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Civic Platform Civic Platform ( pl, Platforma Obywatelska, PO)The party is officially the Civic Platform of the Republic of Poland (''Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''). is a political party in Poland. It is currently led by Donald Tusk. It ...
(''Platforma Obywatelska, PO'') , 33 , - , style="background-color:blue;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Law and Justice (''Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS'') , 24 , - , style="background-color:red;" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Democratic Left Alliance The Democratic Left Alliance () was a social-democratic political party in Poland. It was formed in 9 July 1991 as an electoral alliance of centre-left parties, and became a single party on 15 April 1999. It was the major coalition party in Pol ...
(''Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej, SLD'') , 2 , - , style="background-color:#eeeeee;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Independent , 1 , - ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Total ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", 60 The chairman of the council is Ewa Malinowska-Grupińska.


City Council 2010-2014

, - !colspan="3", , - ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Parties ! Seats , - , style="background-color:orange;" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Civic Platform Civic Platform ( pl, Platforma Obywatelska, PO)The party is officially the Civic Platform of the Republic of Poland (''Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''). is a political party in Poland. It is currently led by Donald Tusk. It ...
(''Platforma Obywatelska, PO'') , 33 , - , style="background-color:blue;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Law and Justice (''Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS'') , 17 , - , style="background-color:red;" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Democratic Left Alliance The Democratic Left Alliance () was a social-democratic political party in Poland. It was formed in 9 July 1991 as an electoral alliance of centre-left parties, and became a single party on 15 April 1999. It was the major coalition party in Pol ...
(''Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej, SLD'') , 10 , - , style="background-color:#eeeeee;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Independent , 0 , - ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Total ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", 60 The chairman of the council is Ewa Malinowska-Grupińska.


City Council 2006-2010

, - !colspan="3", , - ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Parties ! Seats , - , style="background-color:orange;" , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Civic Platform Civic Platform ( pl, Platforma Obywatelska, PO)The party is officially the Civic Platform of the Republic of Poland (''Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''). is a political party in Poland. It is currently led by Donald Tusk. It ...
(''Platforma Obywatelska, PO'') , 27 , - , style="background-color:blue;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Law and Justice (''Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS'') , 22 , - , style="background-color:red;" , , style="text-align:left;" , The Left (''Lewica'') , 11 , - , style="background-color:#eeeeee;" , , style="text-align:left;" , Independent , 0 , - ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Total ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", 60 The chairman of the council is Ewa Malinowska-Grupińska ( Lech Jaworski until 26 June 2007).


See also

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Councillors in Warsaw A councillor is an elected representative for a local government council in some countries. Canada Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unl ...


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