Grand Council of Ticino

Grand Council of Ticino

Gran Consiglio di Ticino
Grand Council of Ticino ; Gran Consiglio di Ticino
	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
Political groups	Liberal Radical Party (24); Ticino League (22); Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (17); Swiss Socialist Party (13); Green Party of Switzerland (6); Swiss People's Party (5); Communist Party (2); Mountain Party (1);
Elections
Voting system	Canton-wide proportional representation
Last election	2023
Meeting place
	Palazzo delle Orsoline, Bellinzona
Website
	[1]

The Grand Council of Ticino (

citizens resident in the canton, and meets at the Ursoline Palace in the capital, Bellinzona

. Members are called Deputies (deputati).

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Composition

Liberal Radical Party
(Partito Liberale Radicale, PLR): 24
Ticino League (Lega dei Ticinesi, Lega): 22
Democratic People's Party (Partito Popolare Democratico, PPD): 17
Swiss Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Svizzero, PSS): 13
The Greens (I Verdi): 6
Democratic Union of the Centre (Unione Democratica di Centro, UDC): 5
Communist Party (Partito Comunista, PC): 2
Mountain Party (Partito della Montagna): 1
Groups

Building

Both the Ticinese Council of State and the Grand Council meet at the Ursuline Palace. The palace was first built as a

Benedictine monastery. On 26 August 1803, the first session was held. In 1848, the Law on the Suppression of Monasteries forced the Ursuline nuns to leave, and the premises have been solely occupied by the legislative and executives organs of the Canton of Ticino since.^[3]

The first eleven women were elected to the Grand Council of Ticino in 1971, they were Ersilia Fossati, Marili Terribilini-Fluck, Elsa Franconi-Poretti, Linda Brenni, Elda Marazzi, Alice Moretti, Dina Paltenghi-Gardosi, Dionigia Duchini, Rosita Genardini, Rosita Mattei and Ilda Rossi.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Presentazione - GC (TICH) - Cantone Ticino
^ Constitution Article 36
^ Il Palazzo delle Orsoline - GC (TICH) - Cantone Ticino Archived 27 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Ersilia Fossati".
^ "Sorengo dà la cittadinanza onoraria a Marili Terribilini-Fluck". laRegione (in Italian). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[1] Presentazione - GC (TICH) - Cantone Ticino

[2] Constitution Article 36

[3] Il Palazzo delle Orsoline - GC (TICH) - Cantone Ticino Archived 27 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Ersilia Fossati".

[5] "Sorengo dà la cittadinanza onoraria a Marili Terribilini-Fluck". laRegione (in Italian). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

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