Monday, March 17, 2008

Government System in Berlin


Berlin is both a German state and a city. Its local government consists of a House of Representatives containing no fewer than 200 elected members and a Senate comprising no more than 16 department heads nominated by the mayor and approved by the House of Representatives.

The House of Representatives elects a mayor and a deputy mayor. The mayor presides over the Senate.

Each of the 12 boroughs has its own city hall and elects a borough mayor and a 45-member assembly. The borough governments have no power other than implementing laws passed by the Berlin Senate.

A council composed of the borough mayors serves as an advisory body to the Berlin Senate.


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