Belgrade - Administration

Administration

Belgrade is a separate territorial unit in Serbia, with its own autonomous city authority. The current mayor is Dragan Đilas of the Democratic Party.

The City Assembly of Belgrade has 110 councilors who are elected on four-year terms. The current majority parties are the same as in the Parliament of Serbia (Democratic Party-G17 Plus and Socialist Party of Serbia-Party of United Pensioners of Serbia with the support of Liberal Democratic Party), and in similar proportions, with the Serbian Radical Party and the Democratic Party of Serbia-New Serbia in opposition. City budget for 2011 was 78,13 billion dinars, or 1.1 billion US Dollars. City budget for 2012 is estimated 102 billion dinars.

As the capital city, Belgrade also hosts the National Assembly of Serbia, the Government of Serbia, and 64 foreign embassies.

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