followed by the 2019 election to the Swiss Federal Council, the federal executive, by the United Federal Assembly. In the 20 October elections, the two green...
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The Swiss Federal Council is elected by the 246 members of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland by secret ballot. Regular elections take place every four...
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elections were followed by elections to the Federal Council, Switzerland's government and collegial presidency, on 13 December. The Swiss People's Party (SVP)...
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An election for all seven members of the Federal Council, the Government of Switzerland, was held on 11 December 2019, following the federal election on...
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The federal election was followed by the 2015 Swiss Federal Council election on 9 December 2015, where the SVP won a second seat on the Federal Council...
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a Federal Councillor in 2019 and headed the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS). After the 2023 Swiss federal election, she...
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 19 October 2003. Although in Switzerland's political system, in which all four major parties form a coalition...
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December 12, 2007, all seven members of the Swiss Federal Council stood for re-election before the United Federal Assembly for the 2008–2012 term of office...
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The Federal Council is the federal cabinet of the Swiss Confederation. Its seven members also serve as the collective head of state and government of...
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An election for all seven members of the Federal Council, Switzerland's government, were held on 13 December 2023 for the 2024–2028 term. It followed the...
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Ticino League (category Cantonal political parties in Switzerland)
the Swiss People's Party (SVP) for the 2023 Swiss federal election; the SVP was seen as gaining support at the League's expense. In the Federal Assembly...
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The federal chancellor is the head of the Federal Chancellery of Switzerland, the oldest Swiss federal institution, established at the initiative of Napoleon...
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 24 October 1999. Although the Swiss People's Party received the most votes for the first time in the party's...
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The seven members of the Swiss Federal Council (German: Schweizerischer Bundesrat; French: Conseil fédéral suisse; Italian: Consiglio federale svizzero;...
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In the run up to the 2023 Swiss federal election and the following Federal Council election, various organizations carry out opinion polling to gauge...
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A by-election to the Swiss Federal Council was held on 20 September 2017, after federal councillor Didier Burkhalter (FDP-NE) announced he would leave...
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Elections to the Swiss Federal Council were held on 10 December 2003 to elect all seven of Switzerland's Federal Council. The 246 members of the United...
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 23 October 2011. All of the Federal Assembly were to be elected: all 200 seats in the National Council and...
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Swiss People's Party from the French-speaking part of Switzerland. There was a minor cabinet reshuffle after the election, as newly elected Federal Councillor...
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on October 22, 1995. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning...
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single-seat (for half-cantons) constituencies. Under the Swiss Federal Constitution, the mode of election to the Council of States is left to the cantons, the...
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members of the Swiss Council of States of the 51st legislature (2019–2023). The members were elected in the 2019 Swiss federal election. Political parties...
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temperatures. 20 October – Scheduled date for the 2019 Swiss federal election 25 November – present 2019 Sri Lankan Swiss embassy controversy. 1 January – Stage...
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political party in Switzerland. Founded in 2007, the party holds eleven seats in the Federal Assembly as of the October 2023 election. The party was formed...
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site). Bern, Switzerland: The Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 9 August 2016. Swiss Federal Chancellery. "Right to request a referendum". Swiss Portal. Retrieved...
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Under Majoritarian Rules: Swiss Federal Council Elections". Swiss Political Science Review. 22 (1). Geneva, Switzerland: Swiss Political Science Association:...
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Under the Swiss Federal Constitution, elections for the National Council are held every four years by the Swiss people. The most recent election took place...
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members of the Swiss Council of States of the 50th legislature (2015–2019). The members were elected in the 2015 Swiss federal election. Political parties...
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Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 25 October 1959. The Social Democratic Party and the Free Democratic Party emerged as the largest parties...
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