Take office as Mayor of Lausanne

Lausanne, Switzerland · 140,000 people · Technology Hub

The Lausanne Municipal Sports and Olympic Directorate and the Canton of Vaud Infrastructure Office host the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters, operate Switzerland's first fully automated driverless metro (m2), manage steep hillside urban mobility across three altitude levels, and administer EPFL innovation park utilities.

The record Lausanne keeps on the Board of Mayors is still unwritten. Take office and write its opening chapter.

The city

Landmark: Olympic Museum & Lausanne Cathedral.

• The Municipal Sports Directorate cohosts IOC governance bodies across 25 international sports federations headquartered in Lausanne, requiring dedicated VIP transit corridors, multilanguage municipal services, and protocol security infrastructure for continuous international delegation visits.
• The Canton Infrastructure Office operates the m2 metro — one of Europe's steepest automated funicular metro hybrids — climbing 200 metres from the lakefront to the old town, requiring precision rack rail maintenance and real time slope safety monitoring.

How a term works

Take office and each day brings a live situation from the city's services: a decision to make and a result that is measured. A term is judged on approval, infrastructure, environment and innovation, within the city's budget, and every term adds to the record Lausanne keeps on the Board of Mayors. Mayors message and confer with one another, form councils, trade with neighbouring cities and send aid where it is needed. Cities rise together.

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