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.
Adrien Lachenal was a Swiss politician and Jurist. He was president of the Swiss Confederation in 1869.
The Swiss Party of Labour is a communist party in Switzerland.
The Swiss People's Party,also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre,is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Marcel Dettling,it is the largest party in the Federal Assembly,with 62 members of the National Council and 6 of the Council of States.
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland,also called the Christian Democratic Party,Democratic People's Party and Swiss Christian Democratic Party,was a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021,it merged with the Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland (BDP/PBD) to form The Centre,which now operates at the federal level. The Christian Democratic People's Party will continue to exist at the cantonal level as individual local and regional parties determine their status. Its 28 seats in the National Council and 13 seats in the Council of States were transferred to the new party,as was its sole seat on the Federal Council,held by Viola Amherd.
The Federal Assembly is the federal bicameral parliament of Switzerland. It comprises the 200-seat National Council and the 46-seat Council of States. It meets in Bern in the Federal Palace.
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.
FDP. The Liberals is a liberal political party in Switzerland.
Éric Stauffer is a Swiss politician from Homberg. He chaired the Genevan Citizens Movement from 2008 to 2012.
Pierre Maudet is a Swiss and French politician. A former member of FDP.The Liberals,he was the mayor of Geneva from 1 June 2011 to 31 May 2012.
Guillaume Barazzone,is a politician and member of the Swiss Christian Democratic Party (CDP). He is elected to the Administrative Council for the City of Geneva in 2012 and member of the Swiss National Council since December 2013.
Guy Bernard Parmelin is a Swiss Federal Councillor and head of the Department of Economic Affairs,Education and Research. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC),he has been a member of the Federal Council since 2016,and has led the Department of Economic Affairs,Education and Research since 2019. He previously led the Department of Defence,Civil Protection and Sports between 2016 and 2018. He served as president of Switzerland in 2021,having previously served as vice president of Switzerland in 2020.
Ignazio Daniele Giovanni Cassis is a Swiss physician and politician who has been a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1 November 2017. A member of FDP.The Liberals,Cassis was elected to the Federal Council on 20 September 2017 following the resignation of Didier Burkhalter. He has headed the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs since he took office. On 8 December 2021,Cassis was elected President of the Swiss Confederation for 2022.
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 20 October 2019 to elect all members of both houses of the Federal Assembly. This was followed by the 2019 election to the Swiss Federal Council,the federal executive,by the United Federal Assembly.
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 22 October 2023 to elect all members of the National Council and Council of States. The elections were followed by elections to the Federal Council,Switzerland's government and collegial presidency,on 13 December.
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.
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