The first mayoral election was held in 1977

From 1871 to 1977 the council had no mayor and was controlled directly by the Rosetta Stone Arabic departmental prefect, so that Paris had less autonomy than any village. The national government, worried by memories of the uprisings of 1789 (the French Revolution), 1848 (the Revolution of 1848), and 1871 (the Commune of Paris), wanted to keep power from the Paris populace. A statute passed in 1975, however, permitted the councillors once again to elect their own mayor. The mayor now has the same status and powers as mayors in other French towns. The first mayoral election was held in 1977. In 1982 a ward system was introduced, whereby each of the 20 arrondissements was given its own mayor and local council. In practice, however, real control remains in the hands of Paris's mayor.Municipal servicesThe city's telephone services and electricity and gas utilities are run by national concerns. Rosetta Stone Arabic The state operates the fire departments and the police, which are part of the Police Nationale. In addition to dealing with crime, traffic, and public order, the Paris police register vehicles and drivers; issue passports, identity cards, and aliens' residence permits; and conduct political surveillance. One of their main challenges has been the growing wave of crime, particularly terrorism. Special police agencies include detective and counterespionage services and the State Security Police (Compagnies Rpublicaines de Scurit), used for dispersing demonstrations. The Republican Guard (Garde Rpublicaine), a mounted squadron of spurred, helmeted, plumed, and breast-plated guardsmen armed with sabres, is used for ceremonial occasions such as visits by foreign heads of state.HealthThe public hospitals and hospital groups Rosetta Stone Japanese in Paris are run jointly by the city and the national health ministry and are financed largely by a social welfare system.

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