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PreviewAdvancedSpecial charactersHelpHeadingLevel 2Level 3Level 4Level 5FormatInsertLatinLatin extendedIPASymbolsGreekGreek extendedCyrillicArabicArabic extendedHebrewBanglaTamilTeluguSinhalaDevanagariGujaratiThaiLaoKhmerCanadian AboriginalRunesÁáÀàÂâÄäÃãǍǎĀāĂ㥹ÅåĆćĈĉÇçČčĊċĐđĎďÉéÈèÊêËëĚěĒēĔĕĖėĘęĜĝĢģĞğĠġĤĥĦħÍíÌìÎîÏïĨĩǏǐĪīĬĭİıĮįĴĵĶķĹĺĻļĽľŁłŃńÑñŅņŇňÓóÒòÔôÖöÕõǑǒŌōŎŏǪǫŐőŔŕŖŗŘřŚśŜŝŞşŠšȘșȚțŤťÚúÙùÛûÜüŨũŮůǓǔŪūǖǘǚǜŬŭŲųŰűŴŵÝýŶŷŸÿȲȳŹźŽžŻżÆæǢǣØøŒœßÐðÞþƏəFormattingLinksHeadingsListsFilesDiscussionReferencesDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getItalic''Italic text''Italic textBold'''Bold text'''Bold textBold & italic'''''Bold & italic text'''''Bold & italic textDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getReferencePage text.<ref>[https://www.example.org/ Link text], additional text.</ref>Page text.[1]Named referencePage text.<ref name="test">[https://www.example.org/ Link text]</ref>Page text.[2]Additional use of the same referencePage text.<ref name="test" />Page text.[2]Display references<references />↑ Link text, additional text.↑ Link text===Government=== The municipality (''la Municipalité'') constitutes the executive government of the City of Lausanne and operates as a collegiate authority. It is composed of seven councilors ({{lang-fr|link=no|conseiller municipal/conseillère municipale}}), each presiding over a directorate. One of the members act as mayor (''syndic''). In the mandate period 2021–2026 (''la législature'') the Municipality is presided by le Syndic Grégoire Junod. Directoral tasks, coordination measures and implementation of laws decreed by the Communal Council are carried by the Municipality. The regular election of the Municipality by any inhabitant valid to vote is held every five years. Any resident of Lausanne allowed to vote can be elected as a member of the Municipality. Since 14 April 2003, due to the constitution by canton of Vaud not only Swiss citizen have the right to vote and elect and being elected on communal level, but also foreigners with a residence permit of at least 10 years in Switzerland and 3 years in the canton of Vaud.<ref name="Qui peut voter">{{cite web |url=http://www.lausanne.ch/en/lausanne-officielle/votations-elections/qui-vote-comment-et-ou/qui-peut-voter.html |title=Qui peut voter? |publisher=Secrétariat municipal, Ville de Lausanne |type=official site |location=Geneva, Switzerland |language=fr |access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref> The current mandate period is from 1 Jue 2021 to 30 May 2026. The delegates are elected by means of a system of Majorz. The mayor is later on elected as such by a public election as well by a system of Majorz, while the heads of the other departments are assigned by the collegiate. The executive body holds its meetings in the Town Hall (''L'Hôtel de Ville''), in the old city on ''Place de la Palud''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lausanne.ch/lausanne-officielle/municipalite.html |title=Municipalité |publisher=Hôtel de Ville de Lausanne |type=official site |language=fr |location=Lausanne, Switzerland |access-date=17 November 2016}}</ref> {{As of|2021}}, Lausanne's Municipality is made up of three representatives of the PS ([[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|Social Democratic Party]], of whom one is also the mayor), and two members of PES ([[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party]]), and one each of [[Swiss Party of Labour|le Parti Ouvrier et Populaire Vaudois (POP)]], and PLR ([[FDP.The Liberals|Les Libéraux-Radicaux (PLR)]]), giving the left parties a very strong six out of seven seats. The last regular election was held on 7 and 28 March 2021.<ref name=CA>{{cite web |url=https://www.lausanne.ch/officiel/municipalite/composition/organisation.html |title=Organisation de la Municipalité pour 2022 |type=official site |language=fr |location=Lausanne, Switzerland |date=2021-03-28 |access-date=2022-08-01}}</ref><ref name=election>{{cite web |url=https://www.lausanne.ch/officiel/votations-elections/elections/elections-communales/elections-resultats.html |title=Résultats des élections communales |publisher=Hôtel de Ville de Lausanne |type=official site |language=fr |location=Lausanne, Switzerland |date=2021-03-07 |access-date=2022-08-01}}</ref> {|class="wikitable" |+ ''La Municipalité'' of Lausanne for the mandate period 2021–2026<ref name=CA/> ! Councilor<br />(''conseiller municipal/ conseillère municipale'') !! Party !! Directorate (''Direction de(s)'', since) of !! elected since |- | '''Grégoire Junod'''<ref group=CM>Mayor (''Syndic'')</ref> || {{Color box|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}|border=darkgray}} PS || Culture and Urban Development (''Culture et dévelopment urbain'', 2016) || 2011 |- | Pierre-Antoine Hildbrand || {{Color box|{{party color|FDP.The Liberals}}|border=darkgray}} PLR || Security and Economy (''Sécurité et économie'', 2016) || 2016 |- | Émilie Moeschler || {{Color box|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}|border=darkgray}} PS || Sports and Social Cohesion (''Sports et cohésion sociale'', 2021) || 2021 |- | Natacha Litzistorf<ref group=CM>Vice-Mayor (''Vice-syndique'') 2022</ref> || {{Color box|{{party color|Green Party of Switzerland}}|border=darkgray}} PES || Housing, Environmental Development, and Building/Architecture (''Logement, environnement et architecture'', 2016) || 2016 |- | David Payot || {{Color box|{{party color|Swiss Party of Labour}}|border=darkgray}} POP || Childhood, Youth, and Quarters (''Enfance, jeunesse et quartiers'', 2016) || 2016 |- | Florence Germond || {{Color box|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Switzerland}}|border=darkgray}} PS || Finances and Mobility (''Finances et mobilité'', 2011) || 2011 |- | Xavier Company || {{Color box|{{party color|Green Party of Switzerland}}|border=darkgray}} PES || Industrial Services (''Services industriels'', 2021) || 2021 |} {{reflist|group=CM}} Simon Affolter is Town Chancellor (chancelier municipal) since and Patrizia Marzullo Darbellay is Deputy Town Chancellor since for the Municipality. 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