Ticino TI
Political representation at cantonal level
Cantonal government:
Cantonal parliament:
Political representation in the national parliament
House of Representatives:
Radical Party
Fabio Abate, Fulvio Pelli, Ignazio Cassis
Christian Democratic Party
Meinrado Robbiani, Chiara Simoneschi
Social Democratic Party
Marina Carobbio Guscetti, Fabio Pedrina
Lega
Attilio Bignasca
Senate:
Filippo Lombardi, Christian Democratic Party and Dick Marty, Radical Party
Gabriele Gendotti, Laura Sadis
Luigi Pedrazzini
Marco Borradori
Patrizia Pesenti
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Capital: Bellinzona
Area: 2’812 km2
Number of communes (2006): 199
Resident population (2005): 322’100
Foreign population (2005): 25.9%
Per capita income (2004): SFr. 40’577
Unemployment rate (2006): 4.9%
Date of entry into the Swiss Confederation: 1803
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