Governing Council The
Junta de Gobierno of the City of Madrid is the executive branch of the city council, formed by the mayor and a group of councillors appointed by the mayor. The current board is composed of eight members:
Districts The local government of the city uses a decentralized system called
juntas municipales de distrito (municipal district assemblies), which are ultimately led by the
ayuntamiento. The Plenary is the body with authority to divide the city into districts, and the mayor has the authority to appoint the "councillor-presidents" chairing those districts. A councillor-president must be an elected councillor. The current officeholders are:
Plenary The Plenary is the body of maximum political representation of citizens in the municipal government, exercises the powers that are expressly assigned to it and is made up of the mayor and the councillors. The councillors are elected on the basis of
universal suffrage in a secret ballot, and in turn they determine the mayor of Madrid. Plenary sessions are public. The Plenary can operate in committees, which will be formed by the councillors who designate the political groups in proportion to their representation in the Plenary. The Plenary (
Pleno del Ayuntamiento de Madrid) is the body formed by the elected councillors. The passing of
by-laws, annual budget and taxes; the scrutiny of the council of government and the
motion of no confidence on the mayor are tasks assigned to this entity in Spain. The Plenary of the City Council of Madrid is formed by the following groups for the period 2023–2027:
Mayor The current mayor is
José Luis Martínez-Almeida, from
People's Party, invested on 15 June 2019 by an
absolute majority of the Plenary (30 councillors) in a secret ballot among the councillors. == Elections ==