Osaka City Council

Osaka City Council

大阪市会

Ōsaka-shikai
Osaka City Council ; 大阪市会; Ōsaka-shikai
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1889 (municipal mergers of the Meiji era (明治の大合併) ;
Leadership
President (gichō)	Kazutaka Ohashi, Osaka Ishin ; since May 27, 2021
Vice-President (fuku-gichō)	Teruaki Nishizaki, Komeito ; since May 27, 2021
Structure
Political groups	Majority (64) Osaka Ishin（46） Komeito （18） Minority (17) Liberal Democratic Party （11） Independents （4） Communist Party （2）
Elections
Voting system	Single non-transferable vote
Last election	April 9, 2023
Meeting place
	Japan, Osaka City Hall, Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Kita Ward, Nakanoshima, 1-3-20.
Website
	大阪市会

The Osaka City Council (大阪市会, Ōsaka-shi kai) is the legislature of Osaka City. It is responsible for the "enactment, amendment and repeal of ordinances, budgetary decisions, approval of account settlements, matters of financial importances including acquisition and disposal of city assets, and others."^[2] The assembly has a regular membership 81 members, with 41 needed to form a majority.

^ Kiyotaka Yokomichi. "The Development of Municipal Mergers in Japan" (PDF). The Institute of Comparative Studies in Local Governance.
^ "Osaka City Council : Authority of the City Council". Retrieved 9 April 2019.

[1] Kiyotaka Yokomichi. "The Development of Municipal Mergers in Japan" (PDF). The Institute of Comparative Studies in Local Governance.

[2] "Osaka City Council : Authority of the City Council". Retrieved 9 April 2019.

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