Grand Council of Geneva
Grand Council of Geneva | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
President | Jean-Marie Voumard (MCG) 14 May 2019 |
1st Vice-president | François Lefort (Greens) 14 May 2019 |
2nd Vice-president | Salima Moyard (PS) 14 May 2019 |
| Structure | |
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Political groups | |
| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation | |
Last election | 15 April 2018 |
Next election | 2023 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Hôtel de Ville, canton de Genève | |
The Grand Council of Geneva (French: Grand Conseil de Genève) is the legislature of the canton of Geneva, in Switzerland. Geneva, styled as a 'Republic and Canton', has a unicameral legislature. The Grand Council was established in its present form and with 100 seats in 1842[1], with members elected every four years. Its oldest ancestor is the Council of Two Hundred (with 200 seats), founded in 1526.[2]. Members of the canton's executive, the Conseil d'Etat, are elected a month later.
There is a 7% threshold that political parties wishing to be represented on the Grand Council must overcome. Seven parties did so at the most recent election, held on 15 April 2018.
In 2018, on a lower turnout compared with 2013, right-wing populists lost previous gains, with the traditionally dominant parties, the Liberals, the Social Democrats and the Greens, increasing their votes.
Template:Grand Council of Geneva election, 2018
References
- ^ "Archives de la République et Canton de Genève", first section, Councils
- ^ "Histoire de Genève" Archived 22 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Helvetia-genevensis Society.
External links
- (in French) Grand Council of Geneva official website