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Municipal councillors are the largest group of directly elected politicians. They maintain bonds with a wide spectrum of actors within local society, and many are also active party members. In becoming members of a collective organ, namely the Municipal Council, councillors participate in ongoing processes of deliberation, bargaining and decision-making that occur inside and outside the council chamber. A proportion of councillors (‘executive’ councillors) hold executive posts and functions – both formal and informal – and are part of the municipal ‘government’ that forms a broad municipal leadership (John 2001; Getimis and Gregoriadou 2004: Getimis and Hlepas 2006).
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Getimis, P., Hlepas, NK. (2013). Municipal councillors as interest mediators: Roles, perceptions and enactment. In: Egner, B., Sweeting, D., Klok, PJ. (eds) Local Councillors in Europe. Urban and Regional Research International, vol 14. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01857-3_8
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