Grand Council of Ticino
The Grand Council of Ticino (Italian: Gran Consiglio di Ticino) is the legislature for the Swiss canton of Ticino. The 90-member council is elected every four years by proportional representation in a single constituency comprising the citizens resident in the canton, and meets at the Ursoline Palace in the capital, Bellinzona. Members are called Deputies (deputati).
Grand Council of Ticino Gran Consiglio di Ticino | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
President | Gianrico Corti, Social Democratic Party of Switzerland |
First Vice-President | Luca Pagani, Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland |
Second Vice-President | Fabio Badasci, Ticino League |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 90 |
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| Elections | |
| Canton-wide proportional representation | |
Last election | 2023 |
| Meeting place | |
| Palazzo delle Orsoline, Bellinzona | |
| Website | |
Elections coincide with those of the canton's executive body, the Council of State. The last elections were in 2023. The President and two Vice-Presidents are selected by the members of the Grand Council, and not the electorate. Minutes of meetings are made public.
The Grand Council appoints the members of the canton's judiciary (save for justices of the peace, who are elected in their area by the citizens) and public prosecutors.