Valais VS
Political representation at cantonal level
Cantonal government:
Cantonal parliament:
Political representation in the national parliament
House of Representatives:
Christian Democratic Party
Viola Amherd, Maurice Chevrier, Christophe Darbelley
Social Democratic Party
Jean-Noël Rey, Stéphane Rossini
Swiss People’s Party
Oskar Freysinger
Radical Party
Jean-René Germanier
Senate:
Simon Epiney and Rolf Escher, Christian Democratic Party
Jean-René Fournier, Jean-Jacques Rey-Bellet, Jean-Michel Cina
Thomas Burgener
Claude Roch
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Capital: Sion
Area: 5’224 km2
Number of communes (2006): 153
Resident population (2005): 289’500
Foreign population (2005): 19.9%
Per capita income (2004): SFr. 36’850
Unemployment rate (2006): 3.5%
Date of entry into the Swiss Confederation: 1815
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