SwitzerlandCommunes vaudoises 9 · Your commune in Vaud
Can a person be a member of both the municipal executive (municipalité) and the municipal council (conseil communal) of their municipality at the same time?
In the exam (French)
Une personne peut-elle être en même temps membre de la municipalité et du conseil communal de sa commune ?
- aYes, if elected to bothOui, si elle y est élue deux fois
- bYes, but only in small municipalitiesOui, mais seulement dans les petites communes
- cYes, with the prefect's (préfet) agreementOui, avec l'accord du préfet
- dNo, the two functions are incompatibleNon, les deux fonctions sont incompatiblesCorrect answer
Why?
The Constitution forbids being a member of both the deliberating authority and the executive authority. This separates powers at the municipal level.
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