Minneapolis ne mai ƙarfi ga Minnesota Democratic <unk> Farmer <unk> Labor Party (DFL), wani affiliate na Democratic Party. The Minneapolis City Council rike da mafi iko da kuma wakiltar birnin ta goma sha uku gundumomi kira unguwannin. The birnin da aka soma nan take-runoff zabe a shekara ta 2006, na farko da yin amfani da shi a cikin 2009 zaben. The majalisar yana da 12 DFL mambobi da kuma daya daga cikin Green Party. zaben al'amurran da suka shafi a 2013 hada da kudade ga wani sabon Vikings filin wasa a kan abin da wasu incumbents rasa mukamai. A wannan shekara, Minneapolis zabe Abdi Warsame, Al Condraano, da kuma Blong Yang, birnin na farko Somali-American, Mexican-American, da kuma Hmong-American city council, bi da bi.
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