Council of State of Vaud

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The Council of State of the Canton of Vaud ({{langx|fr|Conseil d'État du Canton de Vaud}}) is the executive organ of the Canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. Vaud has a seven-member Conseil d'État. The responsibilities of the Council of State is to run the administration, submit laws and decrees to the Grand Council, observe a budget and adopt regulations or directives.{{Cite web |last=Vaud |first=The Canton of Vaud |date=2022 |title=The Canton of Vaud |url=https://www.vd.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/organisation/chancellerie/bic/fichiers_pdf/portrait-vaud_ang_2018_web.pdf |website=vd.ch}} Essentially, the Cantons define their own structure within federal regulations. Switzerland consists of twenty-six cantons in which each can influence the federal government.{{Cite journal |last=Weerts |first=Sophie |date=2016 |title=Swiss Cantonal Constitutions as Sources of Law for the Protection of Fundamental Rights. |url=https://doi.org/10.3917/riej.077.0179 |journal=Revue interdisciplinaire d'études juridiques |volume=77 |issue=2 |pages=77, 179–205|doi=10.3917/riej.077.0179 |url-access=subscription }} Vaud is a part of these cantons, and it is the central area connected to high trafficked communication routes in Switzerland.