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Natacha Buffet Desfayes Leaves the FAD Day After Nicole Valiquer Grecuccio's Departure
On August 25, 2026, Geneva council member Natacha Buffet Desfayes announced her resignation from the Dramatic Arts Foundation (FAD), one day after Nicole Valiquer Grecuccio's departure. She criticizes how the Geneva Court of Audit report was handled—management was confined to the board's executive committee, excluding full council members. Buffet Desfayes attributes the crisis to a failed governance transition and insufficient management of organizational scaling. The FAD employs approximately 80 people (68 full-time equivalents) and receives 13 million CHF in annual public funding. Despite leaving, she maintains her seat in Geneva's cantonal parliament.