The Cantonal Council of Solothurn (german: Solothurner Kantonsrat) is the

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of the

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of Solothurn, in

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. Solothurn has a

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legislature. The Cantonal Council has 100 seats, with members elected every four years. In the last election, on 7 March 2009, saw the

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maintain its dominance of the Cantonal Council.

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lost three seats, but remained the largest party, with 27 seats. The

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added two seats, becoming the second-largest party, on 24 seats. The Social Democrats lost ground, falling three seats to 21 overall, whilst the

Swiss People's Party The Swiss People's Party (german: Schweizerische Volkspartei, SVP; rm, Partida populara Svizra, PPS), also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre (french: Union démocratique du centre, UDC; it, Unione Democratica di Centro, UDC), is a nati ...

gained one seat to 18. The left-wing

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Canton of Solothurn

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