Editing Lausanne (section)

===Parliament===
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The Communal Council (''Conseil communal'') holds [[legislative power]]. It is made up of 100 members, with elections held every five years. The Communal Council decrees regulations and by-laws that are executed by the Municipality and the administration. The sessions of the Communal Council are public. Unlike members of the Municipality, members of the Communal Council are not politicians by profession, and they are paid a fee based on their attendance. Any resident of Lausanne allowed to vote can be elected as a member of the Communal Council. 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"/> The Parliament holds its meetings in the Town Hall (''Hôtel de Ville''), in the old city on ''Place de la Palud''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lausanne.ch/lausanne-officielle/conseil-communal/a-propos.html |title=Conseil communal |work=Lausanne |publisher=Conseil communal, Ville de Lausanne |type=official site |location=Geneva, Switzerland |language=fr |access-date=1 November 2015}}</ref>

The last election of the Communal Council was held on 7 March 2021 for the mandate period (''la législature'') from 1 June 2021 to 31 May 2026. As of this election the Communal Council consist of 29 (-4) members of the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|Social Democratic Party (PS)]], 24 (+7) [[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party (PES)]], 21 (0) [[FDP.The Liberals|Les Libéraux-Radicaux (PLR)]], 13 (+2) ''Ensemble à Gauche'' (an alliance of the left parties [[Swiss Party of Labour|POP]] (''Parti Suisse du Travail – Parti Ouvrier et Populaire'') and [[Solidarity (Switzerland)|solidaritéS]] and ''indépendant.e.s''), 7 (-5) [[Swiss People's Party]] (UDC), and 6 (0) members of the [[Green Liberal Party of Switzerland|Green Liberal Party (pvl)]]).<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-03-21 |title=Composition du Conseil communal |trans-title=Composition of the Municipal Council |url=https://www.lausanne.ch/officiel/conseil-communal/a-propos/composition-du-conseil-communal.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |publisher=Conseil communal, Ville de Lausanne |language=fr |type=official site |location=Lausanne, Switzerland}}</ref><ref name=election/>