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

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Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw (by Pudelek)

The council was first created following the location of Warsaw under the terms of the

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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 Law and Justice ( pl, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość , PiS) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland. Its chairman is Jarosław Kaczyński. It was founded in 2001 by Jarosław and Lech Kaczyński as a direct su ...

(''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 Po ...

(''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 w ...

(''Platforma Obywatelska, PO'') , 33 , - , style="background-color:blue;" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

(''Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS'') , 24 , - , style="background-color:red;" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

(''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;" ,

(''Platforma Obywatelska, PO'') , 33 , - , style="background-color:blue;" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

(''Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS'') , 17 , - , style="background-color:red;" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

(''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;" ,

(''Platforma Obywatelska, PO'') , 27 , - , style="background-color:blue;" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

(''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 Lech may refer to: People * Lech (name), a name of Polish origin * Lech, Czech, and Rus, Lech, the legendary founder of Poland * Lech (Bohemian prince) Products and organizations * Lech (beer), Polish beer produced by Kompania Piwowarska, in Po ...

until 26 June 2007).

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pl:Ustrój miasta stołecznego Warszawy#Rada Warszawy

City Council 2018-2023

City Council 2014-2018

City Council 2010-2014

City Council 2006-2010

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