Deputy mayors Hřib and Pospíšil resign from Prague city leadership

At Thursday’s meeting of the Prague City Assembly, Deputy Mayor for Transport Zdeněk Hřib resigned and was replaced by fellow Pirate Party councillor Jaromír Beránek, the Czech News Agency reported. Another deputy mayor, Jiří Pospíšil (TOP 09), also stepped down. He will be succeeded on the city council by Tomáš Slabihoudek (TOP09),  who, thus, becomes councillor for culture and tourism. Michal Hroza (TOP 09) will serve as the new deputy mayor.

Hřib was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in October, prompting his departures from city leadership. Whereas Pospíšil planned to leave for family reasons.

Prague’s budget for next year anticipates revenues of CZK 116.35 billion and expenditures of CZK 119.05 billion, city councillors approved on Thursday. The city’s largest planned investment remains the construction of the Metro D line.