Riga City Council

Riga City Council (Latvian: Rīgas dome) is the government of the city of Riga, the capital of Latvia. Its meeting place is in the Riga Town Hall (Rīgas rātsnams) at the Town Hall Square (Rātslaukums) in the very heart of Riga.

Riga City Council

Rīgas dome
Leadership
Vilnis Ķirsis (JV)
Linda Ozola (Kods Rīgai)
Edvards Ratnieks (NA)
Structure
Seats60
Political groups

Government (31)
  •   New Unity (9)
    •   New Unity (8)
    •   Independent (1)
  •    NA/LRA (8)
    •   NA (5)
    •   LRA (2)
    •   Independent (1)
  •   GKR (5)
  •   Kods Rīgai (4)
  •   LA (3)
  •   Independent (2)

Support (2)

  •   Independent (2)

Opposition (26)

  •   P (12)
  •   Harmony (11)
  •   LKS (3)
  •   Independent (2)
Elections
Last election
29 August 2020
Next election
2025
Meeting place
Riga Town Hall

The Riga City Council consists of 60 councilors who are elected every 4 years is established on the basis of party factions.

The work of the Riga City Council is organized by the chairman (occasionally simply called as the mayor of Riga), Deputy Mayors, the Presidium, City Executive Director, District Executive Directors, and the staff of municipal institutions and enterprises.

The Presidium of the Riga City Council consists of the chairman of the Riga City Council and the representatives delegated by the political parties or party blocks elected to the city council.

From February to August 2020 the council had been suspended, since it was dissolved by the national authorities due to irregularities concerning waste management. An interim administration of three members headed by Edvīns Balševics, State Secretary of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (lv), was appointed on February 25 to lead the city until snap elections were held. On 29 August 2020, elections were held, with the alliance between Development/For! and The Progressives winning the most seats.

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