Geneva is the second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in the French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country,where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva,it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva,and a centre for international diplomacy. Geneva hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world.
Micheline Anne-Marie Calmy-Rey is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS),she was the head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs during her tenure as a Federal Councillor. She was President of the Swiss Confederation twice,in 2007 and 2011.
The Canton of Geneva,officially the Republic and Canton of Geneva,is one of the 26 cantons of the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of forty-five municipalities,and the seat of the government and parliament is in the city of Geneva.
Alain Berset is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2012 to 2023. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS),he headed the Federal Department of Home Affairs from when he took office. Berset served as President of the Swiss Confederation for 2018 and 2023.
Satigny is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva,Switzerland. It is the largest municipality of the canton by land area and the largest wine-producing municipality of the country. Its territory contains the majority of the Mandement area,a designated heritage site of national importance shared with the neighbouring municipalities of Russin and Dardagny.
Voting in Switzerland is the process by which Swiss citizens make decisions about governance and elect officials. The history of voting rights in Switzerland mirrors the complexity of the nation itself. The polling stations are opened on Saturdays and Sunday mornings but most people vote by post in advance. At noon on Sunday,voting ends and the results are usually known during the afternoon.
Geneva railway station,also known as Geneva Cornavin railway station,is Geneva's main train station,located in the centre of the city. The immediate area surrounding it is known as Cornavin;both names can be used interchangeably.
Christian Lüscher is a Swiss attorney and politician of FDP.The Liberals,representing the Canton of Geneva in the National Council. He stood for election to the Swiss Federal Council on 16 September 2009.
The Geneva Citizens' Movement,abbreviated to MCG,is a right-wing populist political party in the Canton of Geneva,Switzerland. On its own initiative,it started,and is a part of,the wider Romandy Citizens' Movement,abbreviated to MCR.
The Léman Express is a commuter rail network for the transborder agglomeration of Grand Genève in west Switzerland and the French Alps. Six lines serve Swiss and French towns along 230 km of railway.
Éric Stauffer is a Swiss politician from Homberg. He chaired the Genevan Citizens Movement from 2008 to 2012.
Grand Genève is a local grouping of transnational cooperation,a public entity under Swiss law,in charge of organizing cooperation within the cross-border metropolitan area of Geneva. The Grand Genève GLCT extends over Switzerland and France.
Emma Kammacher was a Swiss human rights lawyer,activist and politician. She was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland and served as a member of the Grand Council of Geneva. In 1965 she became the first woman to serve as president of a Swiss cantonal council.
Lisa Mazzone is a Swiss politician and president of the Green Party. She was elected to the Swiss parliament on 18 October 2015,becoming Switzerland's youngest member of parliament in the process. Most of her political interventions to date have involved environmental issues.
Antonio Hodgers is a Swiss politician and member of the Green Party of Switzerland. He has been Councillor of State of Geneva since December 2013,and president of the Council of State from 13 September 2018 to 17 October 2020.
Simone de Montmollin is a Swiss politician,businesswoman,and oenologist. She began her career in the medical field,working for the European Society of Cardiology before founding her own medical communications company,Götz &Cie Cardio Diffusion,in 1991. De Montmollin left the medical field to become an oenologist,and served as the director of the Swiss Union of Oenologists,worked as a communications specialist at Agroscope,and served as chairwoman for the 42nd World Congress of Vine and Wine in Geneva. In 2008 she was elected,as an Independent,to the Geneva Constituent Assembly. She later joined FDP.The Liberals and was elected to the Grand Council of Geneva,serving from 2013 to 2018. In her last year on the council,she was the president of the Committee for Environment,Agriculture,and Management. In 2019,de Montmollin was elected to the National Council,where she is a member of the Committee for Science,Education and Culture and the Delegation for Relations with the French Parliament.
The Geneva official chestnut tree is a horse chestnut tree planted in Geneva,Switzerland. Every year,the tree is observed by the secretary of the Grand Council of Geneva,and the opening of the first leaf is recorded and announced publicly as indicating the beginning of the spring.
Jean-Louis Falquet was a Genevan politician and banquier.
ChloéFrammery,also known as ChloéF.,is a French-Swiss math teacher,activist,vlogger,and lecturer. Her media coverage and popularity are due in particular for her contribution to the information about the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the protests against responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christian Grobet,was a Swiss politician,member of the Socialist Party until 1993,then of parties of left.
