SwitzerlandCanton de Genève 36 · Canton of Geneva
In a Geneva municipality (commune), what title does the person at the head of the municipal executive have?
In the exam (French)
Dans une commune genevoise, quel titre porte la personne qui est à la tête de l'exécutif communal ?
- aPrefectPréfet
- bSyndicSyndic
- cMayorMaireCorrect answer
- dBurgomasterBourgmestre
Why?
In small Geneva municipalities, the executive is made up of a mayor (maire) and two deputies. In the larger ones, it is an administrative council (conseil administratif), and the person who chairs it during the year also has the title of mayor. In the canton of Vaud, the title is syndic.
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