Poland - WARSAW

Municipal government -

Legislative power in Warsaw is vested in a unicameral Warsaw City Council (Rada Miasta), which comprises 60 members. Council members are elected directly every five years (since the 2018 election). Like most legislative bodies, the city council divides itself into committees that have the oversight of various functions of the city government. Bills passed by a simple majority are sent to the mayor (the President of Warsaw), who may sign them into law. If the mayor vetoes a bill, the Council has 30 days to override the veto by a two-thirds majority vote.

Each of the 18 separate city districts has its own council (Rada dzielnicy). Their duties are focused on aiding the President and the City Council, as well as supervising various municipal companies, city-owned property, and schools. The head of each of the District Councils is named the Mayor (Burmistrz) and is elected by the local council from the candidates proposed by the President of Warsaw.

The mayor of Warsaw is called the President. Generally, in Poland, the mayors of bigger cities are called presidents – i.e. cities with over 100,000 people or that had a president before 1990. The first Warsaw President was Jan Andrzej Menich (1695–1696). Between 1975 and 1990 the Warsaw presidents simultaneously led the Warsaw Voivode. Since 1990 the President of Warsaw had been elected by the city council. In the years 1994–1999, the mayor of the district Centrum automatically was designated as the President of Warsaw: the mayor of Centrum was elected by the district council of Centrum and the council was elected only by the Centrum residents. Since 2002 the President of Warsaw is elected by all of the citizens of Warsaw.

The President of Warsaw is Rafał Trzaskowski. The first president elected according to these rules was Lech Kaczyński. When he was elected as the President of the Polish Republic (December 2005) he resigned as mayor on the day before taking office.

Until 1994, there were 7 districts in Warsaw: Śródmieście, Praga Północ, Praga Południe, Żoliborz, Wola, Ochota, and Mokotów. Between 1994 and 2002, there were 11 districts: Centrum, Białołęka, Targówek, Rembertów, Wawer, Wilanów, Ursynów, Włochy, Ursus, Bemowo, and Bielany. In 2002, the town Wesoła was incorporated and the territorial division of Warsaw was established as follows:

Warsaw is a county (powiat) and is further divided into 18 districts (dzielnica), each one with its own administrative body. Each of the districts is customarily subdivided into several neighborhoods that have no legal or administrative status. Warsaw has two historic neighborhoods, called Old Town (Stare Miasto) and New Town (Nowe Miasto), in the borough of Śródmieście.

Why Visit Warsaw Poland? 10 Reasons to Take the Polish Capital Seriously - (TRAVEL GEEKERY - https://www.travelgeekery.com/why-visit-warsaw-poland-reasons/)

01. ''Not as Cool as You Think'' - Mindme (Feat. Emmi) - https://www.epidemicsound.com/artists/mindme/
02. ''Faster Car (Spanish Version)'' - Rendez-Voodoo - https://www.epidemicsound.com/artists/rendez-voodoo/
03. ''Sleeping Bags'' - OTE (Feat. Erik Fernholm) - https://www.epidemicsound.com/artists/ote/

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