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Switzerland
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Elections: 2003
Supreme Court The Swiss Federal Council (in German, Schweizerische Bundesrat; in French, Conseil fédéral suisse; in Italian, Consiglio federale svizzero; in Romansh, Cussegl federal svizzer) is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the government of Switzerland, as well as assuming functions corresponding to those of the head of state... The table below shows the members of the Swiss Federal Council or Federal Councilors (in German: Bundesräte, in French: conseillers fédéraux, in Italian: consiglieri federali) for any given year since instauration of the federal council (in German: Bundesrat, in French: conseil fédéral, in Italian: consiglio... The President of the Swiss Confederation is he who leads the federal council of Switzerland, and is considered the primus inter pares (First among equals) of all the ministers of the Swiss Government. ... The list of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation (1848-present) presents the presiding member of the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerlands seven-member executive. ... The Bundeshaus (Swiss parliament building) The Federal Assembly (in German, Bundesversammlung; in French, Assemblée fédérale; in Italian language, Assemblea federale), is Switzerlands federal parliament. ... This is a list of the 200 members of the Swiss National Council (as of January 2005). ... The Council of States of Switzerland (German: Ständerat, French Conseil des Etats, Italian Consiglio degli Stati) is the upper house of the Swiss parliament. ... This is a list of the members of the Swiss Council of States of the current legislature (2003-2007). ... The Federal Chancellor (Bundeskanzler, in German; Chancelier fédéral in French; Cancelliere della Confederazione in Italian) is the head of the Federal Chancellery, which acts as the general staff of the seven-member Federal Council (the federal government). ... Political parties in Switzerland lists political parties in Switzerland. ... Politics of Switzerland Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Switzerland ... Legislative elections in the Swiss Confederation were held on 19 October 2003. ... The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland (Tribunal fédéral in French, Schweizerisches Bundesgericht in German, Tribunale federale in Italian) is the supreme court of Switzerland. ...

The National Council of Switzerland (German: Nationalrat, French: Conseil National, Italian: Consiglio Nazionale) is the large Chamber of the parliament and has 200 seats. Each canton is a constituency. The number of deputies of each constituency depends on the population of the canton. Zürich, which is the largest canton of Switzerland, has 34 seats. Uri, Glarus, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden, on the other hand, each have only one seat. For cantons with more than one seat proportional representation is used. The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... The Swiss canton of Zürich (German: Kanton Zürich) has a population of about 1. ... Uri is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ... Glarus (French Glaris) is a canton in east central Switzerland. ... Obwalden is a canton of Switzerland. ... Nidwalden is a canton of Switzerland. ... Appenzell Ausserrhoden (German; French: Appenzell Rhodes-Extérieures; in English sometimes Appenzell Outer Rhodes) is a canton of Switzerland. ... Appenzell Innerrhoden (German; French: Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures; in English sometimes Appenzell Inner Rhodes) is a canton of Switzerland. ...


There are currently (2005) 53 women in the National Council (26.5%). 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The National Council is elected by the Swiss citizens, as is most of the Swiss Council of States. There were 4.6 million citizens in 2003. The Council of States of Switzerland (German: Ständerat, French Conseil des Etats, Italian Consiglio degli Stati) is the upper house of the Swiss parliament. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A session of the Swiss National Council
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Members per canton

Abbr Canton Number of Seats
ZH Zurich 34
BE Bern 26
LU Lucerne 10
UR Uri 1
SZ Schwyz 4
OW Obwalden (Obwald) 1
NW Nidwalden (Nidwald) 1
GL Glarus 1
ZG Zug 3
FR Fribourg 7
SO Solothurn 7
BS Basel-Stadt (Basel-City) 5
BL Basel-Landschaft (Basel-Country) 7
SH Schaffhausen 2
AR Appenzell Ausserrhoden (Appenzell Inner Rhodes) 1
AI Appenzell Innerrhoden (Appenzell Outer Rhodes) 1
SG St. Gallen (St. Gall) 12
GR Graubünden (Grisons) 5
AG Aargau (Argovia) 15
TG Thurgau (Thurgovia) 6
TI Ticino 8
VD Vaud 18
VS Valais 7
NE Neuchâtel 5
GE Geneva 11
JU Jura 2


 

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