The Executive Council () 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 2024. The people directly elect the president. The president of the Executive Council also serves as mayor for the city of Basel.
Current composition As of 2024, the Executive Council was composed as follows: NamePartyDepartmentConradin CramerLDPHead of the Presidential department and mayor of BaselTanja SolandSPDepartment of FinanceKaspar SutterSPDepartment of Social Services, Economy and the EnvironmentEsther KellerGLPDepartment of Construction and TransportStephanie EymannLDPDepartment of HealthMustafa AticiSPDepartment of Justice and Home AffairsLukas EngelbergerThe CentreDepartment of Education
2024 Executive Council elections
Results In the first round of voting on 20 October 2024, the following six candidates were elected directly: NamePartyVotesNotesConradin CramerLDP28,032IncumbentTanja SolandSP34,165IncumbentKaspar SutterSP29,395IncumbentLukas EngelbergerCVP27,872IncumbentMustafa AticiSP27,517IncumbentStephanie EymannSP26,471Incumbent In the second round of voting () on 24 November 2024, the following candidate was elected for the seventh and final position: NamePartyVotesNotesEsther KellerGLP30,722Incumbent
Campaign The campaign was marked by a significant voter turnout of 44.79% and an increase in campaign spending by the major parties compared to previous years:
PartyCHF 2024Swiss Liberal PartyLDP165,000Swiss Socialist PartySP160,000Green Liberal PartyGLP120,000Green PartyGPS35,000
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