Lausanne - Political Situation

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