Grand Council of Geneva
Legislature of the canton of Geneva, Switzerland
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The Grand Council of Geneva[a] (French: Grand Conseil de Genève) is the unicameral cantonal legislature of the Republic and Canton of Geneva. It consists of 100 deputies, together with substitute members, elected for five-year terms. Under Geneva's constitutional order, it is the canton’s legislative authority.[2][3]
as Council of Two Hundred
October 1846
modern elected parliament
October 2012
current constitution
since 22 May 2025
since 22 May 2025
Grand Council of Geneva Grand Conseil de Genève | |
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| 3rd legislature of the Grand Council | |
Logo of the canton of Geneva | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | February 1526 as Council of Two Hundred October 1846 modern elected parliament October 2012 current constitution |
| Leadership | |
President | Ana Roch (MCG) since 22 May 2025 |
1st Vice-President | Dilara Bayrak (Ve) since 22 May 2025 |
2nd Vice-President | Guy Mettan (UDC) since 22 May 2025 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 100 |
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Political groups |
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| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation | |
Last election | 2 April 2023 |
Next election | In or before April 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Geneva City Hall Geneva, Canton of Geneva Switzerland | |
| Website | |
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| Constitution | |
| Constitution of the Republic and canton of Geneva (French) | |
The institution traces its origins to the Council of Two Hundred, first assembled in 1526.[4] A Grand Council as Geneva's legislative body was established by the 1842 constitution, and the current five-year term dates from the constitution adopted in 2012. The Grand Council votes laws, the cantonal budget, and the state's financial statements, exercises high supervision over the Council of State and the cantonal administration, rules on popular initiatives, and exercises the right of pardon. Deputies are elected by party-list proportional representation, and electoral lists must obtain at least 7% of the valid vote to win representation.[5]
Secretary
The office of the secretary of the Grand Council of Geneva is headed by the sautier; originally, the role of the sautier was military, and he was the head of the watch. Over time, the function changed and the sautier became the permanent secretary of the Grand Council.
One of his duties include the regular observation of the Geneva official chestnut tree, and the recording of the date of the opening of the first leaf on an official register. This event is then announced to the press and to the general public, indicating the beginning of the Spring.
| Party | Ideology | Vote % | Vote % ± | Seats | Seats ± | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLR.The Liberal-Radicals (PLR) | Classical liberalism | 25.18 | +2.81 | 28 | +4 | |||
| Socialist Party (PS) | Democratic socialism | 15.30 | +0.97 | 17 | +2 | |||
| Greens (PES) | Green politics | 13.16 | +4.00 | 15 | +5 | |||
| Christian Democratic Party (PDC) | Christian democracy | 10.71 | +0.11 | 12 | +1 | |||
| Geneva Citizens' Movement (MCG) | Right-wing populism | 9.43 | −9.80 | 11 | −9 | |||
| Together Left (EAG)1 | Communism | 7.83 | −0.92 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Democratic Union of the Centre (UDC) | National conservatism | 7.32 | −3.02 | 8 | −3 | |||
| Geneva Forward | 4.10 | +4.10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Women's List 2018 | 3.26 | +3.26 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Green Liberal Party | Green liberalism | 1.60 | −1.46 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Equality and Equity | 0.88 | +0.88 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| List for Geneva | 0.71 | +0.71 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Conservative Democratic Party | Conservative liberalism | 0.52 | −0.04 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 100.00 | – | 100 | – | ||||
| Turnout | 38.77 | 2.28  |
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| 1 Alliance of SolidaritéS, Swiss Party of Labour, left-wing independents, Defence of the Elderly, Tenants of Housing and Social (DAL), Alternative Left, the Communist Party of Geneva, and Action of Citizens and Workers in Struggle (ACTE) | ||||||||
| Source: Republic and Canton of Geneva | ||||||||
