Re-election of the CSA for the 2025–2029 mandate

The Council of the Swiss Abroad (CSA)¹ re-elects its delegates for the 2025–2029 mandate between January and June 2025.

Detailed information is available in German or French. A few relevant points for members of the Swiss Club Toronto:

• Canada is divided into three electoral constituencies with two delegates each: West, Ontario, and East.
• The Ontario delegates for the 2021–2025 mandate were Suzanne Schürmann and Antoine Belaieff.
• We posted some updates from the CSA from time to time:
  • 2024: Council of the Swiss Abroad meets in Berne
  • 2023: Report from the spring meeting of the Council of the Swiss Abroad
  • 2022: November 2022 CSA meeting
  • 2022: Report from the 2022 ASO Congress in Lugano
• Canada is one of 13 countries selected for direct and centralized elections by way of an online system. In the past, the Swiss Club Toronto was tasked with organizing the elections, and it was never quite satisfactory.
• Antoine is part of the working group that guides the introduction of the direct elections.
• If you’re interested in running for election, you can get started on the election website (German version, French version)

Important dates

• Februrary 15, 2025: deadline to submit candidacy applications
• April 11, 2025: voting begins
• May 11, 2025: voting ends
• June 2025: voting results are published (but not official until the August 2025 CSA meeting)

1. The CSA is the supreme body of the Organization of the Swiss Abroad (OSA). ↩