Policy of the canton of Were worth

General information

Cantonal level

Authorities

Legislative power

The legislative power is exerted by the Grand the Council, composed of deputies of all the canton. It sits at Sion and occupies, since 1944 the building called the Casino .

Executive power

The executive power is exerted by the Council of State composed of five elected members every four years by a poll with two turns. A annual Rotating presidency, as for the Swiss Federal council takes place. The cantonal elections take place every 4 years, the next ones will take place in March 2009.

Each adviser of State chairs one of the five departments which are the following:

Education, culture and sport. Presidency (2005-2009): Claude Roch (Left radical-democratic)
Health, social affairs and energy. Presidency (2005-2009): Thomas Burgener (Socialist party)
Transport, equipment and environment. Presidency (2005-2009): Jean-Jacques Rey-Bellet (Left Christian-Democrat)
Finances, institutions and safety. Presidency (2005-2009): Jean-René Fournier (Left Christian-Democrat)
Economy and territory. Presidency (2005-2009): Jean-Michel Cina (Left Christian-Democrat)

Judicial power

Political parties

Civic rights

Valaisan representatives with the federal political

With the federal council

Were worth provided three federal advisers to the Suisse (Josef Escher, Roger Bonvin, Pascal Couchepin). One can include also there Micheline Calmy-Rey which originating and was born with Chermignon, even if it carried out his political career in the canton of Geneva.

With the Parliament

Were worth is represented at the Parliament (assembled federal) by Misters Jean-Christmas Rey (PSS), Stephan Rossini (PSS), Jean-Rene Germanier (PRD), Oskar Freysinger (UDC), Mrs. Viola Amherd (PDC) (to replace Jean-Michel Cina elected with the Council of State), Christophe Darbellay (PDC) and Maurice Chevrier (PDC) with the National council and Misters Simon Epiney (PDC) and Rolf Escher (PDC) with the Conseil of the States.

Communal level

Voir Titer VI (Chapter I and II) of the constitution of the canton of Were worth.

The large communes are equipped with a communal Parliament called General advice while the smallest communes have an assembly of all the voters (Communal Assembly or primary Assemblée). The executive body is called Municipal council or Town council according to the size of the commune.

The communal elections take place every 4 years, the next ones will take place in December 2008.

For more details concerning the policy of a Valaisan commune you with the article written on the commune refer than you will find in the list of the Communes canton of Were worth. You can also refer to you to the list of the Districts of the canton of Were worth.

Bonds

Constitution of the canton of Were worth
Official site of the canton of Were worth

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