The Council of State of the Canton of Neuchâtel is the executive organ of the government of the Canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Comprising five members, it is responsible for implementing laws passed by the Grand Council of Neuchâtel, managing...
The Principality of Neuchâtel (French: Principauté de Neuchâtel; known as the County of Neuchâtel (Comté de Neuchâtel) until the 17th century) was a state in present-day Switzerland that existed from the 11th century until 1848. It was the...
The Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel is one of the 26 cantons of the Swiss Confederation. It is a mostly French-speaking canton in the western part of the country. In 2020, its population was 175,894.
Pierre Dubois (22 October 1938 – 9 June 2025) was a Swiss politician of the Swiss Socialist Party (PS).
Vaud ( VOH; French: Vaud, pronounced [vo]; German: Waadt), more formally Canton of Vaud (French: Canton de Vaud, German: Kanton Waadt), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts; its capital city is...
The canton of Fribourg, also canton of Freiburg, is located in western Switzerland. The canton is bilingual, with French spoken by more than two thirds of the citizens and German by a little more than a quarter. Both are official languages in the...
The cantonal legislatures of Switzerland are the elected legislative bodies of the 26 Swiss cantons. Each canton has its own legislature, which operates alongside a cantonal executive and functions independently from the federal Federal Assembly....
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. Geneva is...
The canton of Schaffhausen, also canton of Schaffhouse (German: Kanton Schaffhausen; Romansh: Chantun Schaffusa; French: Canton de Schaffhouse; Italian: Canton Sciaffusa), is the northernmost canton of Switzerland. The principal city and capital of...
The Council of States is a house of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, the other house being the National Council. As the powers of the houses are the same, it is sometimes called perfect bicameralism. It comprises 46 members.
