Grand Council of Geneva

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cantonal parliament legislative body unicameral legislature

The Grand Council of Geneva is the unicameral legislative parliament of the Swiss canton of Geneva, responsible for making cantonal laws and overseeing the cantonal government.

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Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cantonal parliament → legislative body → unicameral legislature →
abbreviation	GC (informal) →
buildingUsed	Hôtel-de-Ville de Genève →
chamber	unicameral →
convenesIn	Geneva Old Town →
country	Switzerland →
electionInterval	every 5 years →
electoralSystem	party-list proportional representation →
electorate	citizens of the canton of Geneva →
elects	its president →
function	approves cantonal budget → elects certain cantonal officials → enacts cantonal laws → oversees cantonal administration →
governmentBranch	legislative branch →
hasCommittee	parliamentary commissions →
hasJurisdiction	canton of Geneva →
hasPower	budgetary authority at cantonal level → cantonal legislative power → oversight of cantonal executive →
headOfGovernmentOversight	Council of State of Geneva →
inception	1847 →
isPartOf	Swiss political system →
legalBasis	Constitution of the Republic and Canton of Geneva →
legislativeBodyOf	canton of Geneva →
levelOfGovernment	cantonal →
locatedIn	Geneva → canton of Geneva →
meetingPlace	Hôtel-de-Ville, Geneva →
nativeName	Grand Conseil de la République et canton de Genève →
numberOfMembers	100 →
officeHeldByMember	President of the Grand Council of Geneva →
officialLanguage	French →
oversees	Council of State of Geneva →
partOf	cantonal authorities of Geneva → political system of the canton of Geneva →
precededBy	Representative Council of Geneva →
sessionType	plenary sessions →
shortName	Grand Conseil de Genève →
supervises	cantonal government of Geneva →
termLength	5 years →
uses	party groups (parliamentary groups) →
votingSystem	proportional representation →
website	https://grandconseil.ch →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Genevan Academy ("Council of Geneva") →	foundedBy
canton of Geneva →	highestGoverningBody
Council of State of Geneva →	legislativePartner
Grand Council of Geneva ("Grand Conseil de la République et canton de Genève") →	nativeName
Grand Council of Geneva ("Representative Council of Geneva") →	precededBy
Grand Council of Geneva ("Grand Conseil de Genève") →	shortName