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The Prague City Assembly ( cs, Zastupitelstvo hlavního města Prahy (ZHMP)) is the elected legislative body of
Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...
, the capital city of the
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. The capital city of Prague is a separate type of territorial self-governing entity and is therefore neither a
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nor a
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. The assembly has similar powers to those of Czech regional and municipal councils. It is composed of 55 to 70 members who are elected as part of the municipal council elections for 4 years. The assembly meets in the New City Hall municipal building on '' Mariánské náměstí''. It usually meets once a month, with the exception of the months of July and August, or as needed. Assembly meetings are, unlike Prague City Council meetings, publicly accessible and are available live and recorded on the website of the City Hall of Prague.


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Prague City Hall Prague City Hall ( Czech: ''Magistrát hlavního města Prahy'') is the municipal and regional office of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. It is formed by the Chief Executive of Prague City Hall and other employees of the City of Prague i ...


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{{CzechRepublic-gov-stub Politics of Prague