Council of Paris

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The Council of Paris (French: Conseil de Paris, [kɔ̃sɛj d(ə) paʁi]) is the deliberative body responsible for governing Paris, the capital of France. It possesses both the powers of a municipal council (conseil municipal) for the commune de Paris and those of a departmental council (conseil départemental) for the département de Paris, as defined by the so-called PLM Law (Loi PLM) of 1982 that redefined the governance of Paris, Lyon and Marseille (hence the PLM acronym). Strictly speaking, the Council of Paris is considered a municipal council rather than a departmental one, as it follows the electoral law and election timing of municipal councils and its presiding officer is called "Mayor" rather than "President of the Council of Paris". Paris is the only territorial collectivity in France to be both a commune and a département. The Mayor of Paris presides over the Council of Paris and therefore holds the powers of mayor and of president of the departmental council. There are currently 163...

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