Minneapolis ni a stronghold fun Minnesota Democratic<unk>Farmer<unk>Labor Party (DFL), a affiliate ti Democratic Party. The Minneapolis City Council holds the most power and represents the city's thirteen districts called wards. The city adopted instant-runoff voting in 2006, first using it in the 2009 elections. The council has 12 DFL members and one from the Green Party. Election issues in 2013 included funding for a new Vikings stadium over which some incumbents lost their positions. That year, Minneapolis elected Abdi Warsame, Al Condraano, and Blong Yang, the city's first Somali-American, Mexican-American, and Hmong-American city council, respectively. Jacob Frey of the DFL is the current mayor of Minneapolis. The office of the Minneapolis City Council holds the most power and represents the city's thirteen districts called wards. The city adopted instant-runoff voting in 2006, first using it in the 2009 elections. The council has 12 DFL members and one from the Green Party. Election issues in 2013 included funding for a new Vikings stadium over
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