Politics · Switzerland · 1 day ago
Thun voters prepare to elect city government and parliament
Thun will elect its city government and parliament at the end of November in scheduled elections covering all seats.
Residents voted in July too, after longtime mayor Raphael Lanz was elected to the Bern cantonal government and his city post had to be filled.
Fourteen women and 13 men are running for five government seats, and all current members are seeking re-election.
Mayor Eveline Salzmann has no challenger for the mayoral role, but she must first win re-election to the city government.
The July special election gave the left-green bloc back its majority, and the SVP and FDP are now seeking seats.
A severe housing shortage and traffic congestion are central concerns for candidates.
The city government will also be elected to lead Thun, while voters choose all 40 members of the city parliament.
Thun voters are due to elect the city government and parliament in planned elections at the end of November.
Fourteen women and 13 men are running for five seats on the city government, and all current members are candidates.
All 40 current members of the city parliament are also standing for re-election.
Eveline Salzmann is expected to be confirmed as city president if she wins re-election to the city government, as no rival candidate has registered for the presidency.
Housing shortages and traffic are among the issues raised by candidates.
- Who
- Thun voters. Candidates are standing for five city government seats and 40 parliament seats.
- What
- Voters are choosing the city government and parliament in planned elections.
- When
- At the end of November 2026.
- Where
- Thun, Switzerland.
- Why
- The elections are scheduled full-renewal elections for the city government and parliament.
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Long-serving city president Raphael Lanz was elected to the Bern cantonal government, leaving his Thun post vacant.
Thun held a by-election to replace Lanz, and Eveline Salzmann became city president.
Voters are due to elect the full city government and parliament.
- City government seats
- 5
- Government candidates
- 14 women and 13 men
- City parliament seats
- 40
- Vacant-home rate
- 0.08 percent
- City president
- Eveline Salzmann