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Grand Council of Bern
Parliament of the Swiss canton of Bern / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Grand Council (German: Grosser Rat, French: Grand conseil) is the parliament of the Swiss canton of Bern.
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Grand Council Grosser Rat (German) Grand conseil (French) | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
President | Jürg Iseli |
Structure | |
Seats | 160 |
Political groups | Government parties (132)
Other parliamentary parties (28) [1] |
Elections | |
Party-list proportional representation Hagenbach-Bischoff system | |
Last election | 2018 |
Meeting place | |
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Rathaus | |
Website | |
https://www.gr.be.ch/ |
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It consists of 160 members (as of 2006) elected by proportional representation for a four-year term of office. The French-speaking part of the canton, the Bernese Jura (districts of Courtelary, La Neuveville and Moutier) has 12 seats guaranteed, and 3 seats are guaranteed for the French-speaking minority of the bilingual district of Biel/Bienne.