The Bundeshaus (Swiss parliament building)

The Federal Assembly (in German, Bundesversammlung; in French, Assemblée fédérale; in Italian language, Assemblea federale), is Switzerland's federal parliament. It meets in Bern in the Bundeshaus. Image File history File links Description North view of the Bundeshaus in Bern (house of the Swiss parliament) Source Parliament publications, used with permission [1] [2]. File links The following pages link to this file: Federal Assembly of Switzerland ... Image File history File links Description North view of the Bundeshaus in Bern (house of the Swiss parliament) Source Parliament publications, used with permission [1] [2]. File links The following pages link to this file: Federal Assembly of Switzerland ... Italian (italiano   listen?) is a Romance language spoken by about 70 million people, most of whom live in Italy. ... A federation (from the Latin fÅ“dus, covenant) is a state comprised of a number of self-governing regions (often themselves referred to as states) united by a central (federal) government. ... The debating chamber or hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. ... Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ...

The Federal Assembly is responsible for electing the Federal Council, the Federal Chancellor, and federal judges. It also appoints a General in case of crisis or war. 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... In Switzerland, the Federal Chancellor of Switzerland (Bundeskanzler, Chancelier fédéral, Cancelliere della Confederazione) is elected by the Swiss parliament. ... A federal judge is a judge appointed in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution. ... General is a military rank used by nearly every country in the world. ...

Composition

The Federal Assembly is made up of two chambers:

• the National Council, with 200 seats
• the Council of States, with 46 councillors.

Seats in the National Council are allocated to the cantons proportionally, based on population. In the Council of States, every canton has two seats (except for the former "half-cantons", which have one seat each). The National Council of Switzerland is the large Chamber of the parliament and has 200 seats. ... The Council of States of Switzerland (German: Ständerat, French Conseil des Etats, Italian Consiglio degli Stati) is the upper house of the Swiss parliament. ... The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ...

External link

Official site