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Political Situation

In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 30.14% of the vote (3% up compared to 2007). The next three most popular parties were the SVP (14.98%), the FDP (14.70%) and the Green Party (13.60%). In the federal election, a total of 25,518 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 40.3%.

The city of Lausanne has a legislature, the City Council, with 100 members and an executive, the town hall with seven members. The legislature is elected by proportional representation from the Executive and the two-round majority system.

For the 2011-2016 legislative period, 100 members of the City Council Composition of the Municipal Council are distributed as follows:

  • 29 Socialist Party
  • 24 FDP.The Liberals
  • 20 Green
  • 14 Swiss People's Party
  • 14 far left (POP, solidaritéS, the Left Bank)

The 7 members of the Town Hall are shared:

  • 3 Socialist Party
  • 2 Green
  • 1 FDP.The Liberals
  • 1 far left (POP)

The town has seven departments, each headed by a Municipal Councillor (period 2011-2016):

Photo of members of the municipality

  • Daniel Brélaz (Green): general administration
  • Oscar Tosato (Socialist Party): childhood, youth and social
  • Marc Vuilleumier (POPs): public safety and sports
  • Jean-Yves Pidoux (Green): industrial services
  • Florence Germond (Socialist Party): finance and parks
  • Grégoire Junod (Socialist Party): culture and housing
  • Olivier Français (FDP.The Liberals): Construction

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