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In Swiss politics, concordance system (German Konkordanzsystem) refers to the presence — since 1952 — of all of the four major parties in the Federal Council, a system that was originally forced on the parliament electing the council by the direct democracy of Switzerland, where a sizeable opposition could in principle paralyse the government. The term principle of collegiality (German Kollegialitätsprinzip) expresses the unwritten custom that members of the Federal Council forgo party politics in the interest of a cooperative spirit among the members of the executive. 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Swiss Federal Council (in German: Bundesrat, in French: Conseil fédéral, in Italian: Consiglio federale, in Romansh: Cussegl Federal) is the seven-member executive council which collectively assumes the office of head of state equivalent to that of a president or of a monarch in the government of... Direct democracy comprises a form of democracy and theory of civics wherein all citizens can directly participate in the political decision-making process. ...


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