Cairo Municipal Council

The Cairo Municipal Council (Arabic: مجلس القاهرة البلدية majlis al-qāhirah al-baladīyah) is the legislative branch of the government of the merged city–district of Cairo. It consists of elected members each representing a specific borough; the party or coalition with the largest number of representatives will nominate a member, usually the party leader, as Mayor, who leads the executive government (the Council of Cairo) which functions as the Mayor's cabinet.