Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 21.78% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (20.79%), the FDP (15.28%) and the Green Party (14.28%). In the federal election, a total of 17,788 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 43.1%.
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