At this period, the leader of the autonomous republic was Aslan Abashidze, whose authoritarian ruling ended after the Adjara’s Rose Revolution, on May 6, 2004.

The remaining 28 members are chosen by political parties and are apportioned according to their support citywide.

From 2021, city council has 17 members from the ruling Georgian Dream, 14 from the United National Movement, 2 from For Georgia, 1 from Lelo and 1 Independent.

[9] In accordance with the Code of Local Self-Government of the Organic Law of Georgia, the Sakrebulo exercises its powers to define the administrative-territorial organization of the municipality and its identity, organizational activities, determination of the personnel policy of the municipality, regulation, and control of the activities of executive bodies; In the fields of municipal property management, social, amenities and household utilities, land use and natural resources us municipal territory planning, transport, and road economy, accounting, support for innovative development and informatization.

[10] The authority of the Sakrebulo in the field of administrative-territorial organization of the municipality and defining its identity includes: The most recent city council election was held on 2 October 2021, and the results were as follows: