Editing Schaffhausen (section)

===Parliament===
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The Grand City Council ('''Grosser Stadtrat''') holds [[legislative power]]. It is made up of 36 members, with elections held every four years. The Grand City Council decrees regulations and by-laws that are executed by the City Council and the administration. The delegates are selected by means of a system of [[proportional representation|Proporz]].

The sessions of the Grand City Council are public. Unlike members of the City Council, members of the Grand City Council are not politicians by profession, and they are paid a fee based on their attendance. Any resident of Schaffhausen allowed to vote can be elected as a member of the Grand City Council. The parliament holds its meetings in the ''Kantonsratsaal'' (Cantonal Council Hall) on ''Kornmarkt''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stadt-schaffhausen.ch/dergrossestadtrat/28655 |title=Zusammensetzung: Grosser Stadtrat |publisher=Stadt Schaffhausen |type=official site |location=Schaffhausen, Switzerland |language=de |date=2020-11-29 |access-date=2025-02-18}}</ref>

The last regular election of the Grand City Council was held on 24 November 2024 for the mandate period ({{langx|de|Legislatur}}) from January 2025 to December 2028. Currently the Grand City Council consist of 10 members of the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|Social Democratic Party (SP/PS)]] and one of its junior section, the ''JUSO'', 8 of the [[Swiss People's Party|Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC)]], 6 of [[FDP.The Liberals|The Liberals (FDP/PLR)]] and none of its junior partner, the ''JFSH'', 4 of the [[Green Liberal Party of Switzerland|Green Liberal Party (GLP/PVL)]], 2 of the [[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party (GPS/PES)]]) and one of its junior partner, the ''Junge Grüne'', and one each of [[The Centre (political party)|The Centre (former CVP/PDC)]], [[Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland|Evangelical People's Party (EVP/PES)]], [[Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland|Federal Democratic Union (EDU/UDF)]], and one of the ''PUSH''.<ref name=Wahl24>{{cite web |url=https://www.stadt-schaffhausen.ch/_docn/5398720/Resultate_Wahlen_24112024_b.pdf |title=Wahlen Grosser Stadtrat Und Mitglied Stadtschulrat 24. November 2024 |publisher=Stadt Schaffhausen |type=official site |location=Schaffhausen, Switzerland |page=5 |language=de |date=2020-11-29 |access-date=2025-02-18}}</ref>