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Basel ( / ˈbɑːzəl / BAH-zəl, German: [ˈbaːzl̩] ⓘ ), also known as Basle ( / bɑːl / BAHL ), [note 1] is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine. [4] Basel is Switzerland's third-most-populous city (after Zürich and Geneva ), with 177,595 inhabitants within the city municipality limits. [5]
Summary of the 14 September 2008 Basel-Stadt Grand Council election results; Party Ideology Vote % 1 Vote % ± Seats Seats ± Social Democratic Party: Social democracy: 29.7 −3.1 32 −14 Swiss People's Party: National conservatism: 13.7 +1.7 14 −1 Green Party: Green politics: 13.8 +2.3 13 −3 Free Democratic Party: Classical liberalism: 9 ...
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The Executive Council ( German: Regierungsrat) is the executive body of the Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt. The seven-member collegial body is elected by the people for a period of four years. The last election was held in October/November 2016. The people directly elect the president. The president of the Executive Council also serves as mayor ...
The Basel Town Hall (German: Rathaus Basel, locally known as Roothuus) is a 500-year-old building dominating the Marktplatz in Basel, Switzerland. The Town Hall houses the meetings of the Cantonal Parliament as well as the Cantonal Government of the canton of Basel-Stadt .
The Canton of Basel-Stadt, established in 1833, is the most densely populated canton in Switzerland. It consists of the city of Basel, located at the so-called ‘knee’ of the River Rhine, and the two municipalities of Riehen and Bettingen both of which border Germany in the north-eastern part of the canton.
