Aarau
Party 2001 2018
FDP 13 11
SP 12 14
SVP 11 10
CVP 4 3
Pro Aarau 4 3
Green 2 5
EVP 3 2
GLP 0 2
Government -- Legislative
In place of a town meeting , a town assembly ( Einwohnerrat ) of 50 members is elected by the citizens , and follows the policy of proportional representation . It is responsible for approving tax levels , preparing the annual account , and the business report . In addition , it can issue regulations . The term of office is four years . In the last two elections the parties had the following representation :
Aarau (, ) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. The town is also the capital of the district of Aarau. It is German-speaking and predominantly Protestant. Aarau is situated on the Swiss plateau, in the valley of the Aare, on the river's right bank, and at the southern foot of the Jura Mountains, and is west of Zürich, and northeast of Bern. The municipality borders directly on the canton of Solothurn to the west. It is the largest town in Aargau. At the beginning of 2010 Rohr became a district of Aarau. The official language of Aarau is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.