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Switzerland is a federal republic, and perhaps the closest state in the world to a direct democracy. ...
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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. ...
The National Council of Switzerland is the large Chamber of the parliament and has 200 seats. ...
This is a list of the 200 members of the Swiss National Council (as of January 2005). ...
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. ...
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| The Council of States of Switzerland (German: Ständerat, French Conseil des Etats, Italian Consiglio degli Stati) is the upper house of the Swiss parliament. There are 46 Councillors. The Bundeshaus (Swiss parliament building) The Federal Assembly (in German, Bundesversammlung; in French, Assemblée fédérale; in Italian language, Assemblea federale), is Switzerlands federal parliament. ...
20 cantons send two Councillors each, whereas the smaller cantons of Obwalden, Nidwalden, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden only send one Councillor each. The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ...
Obwalden is a canton of Switzerland. ...
Nidwalden is a canton of Switzerland. ...
Basel-Stadt (in German: Basel-Stadt) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ...
Basel-Country (German: Basel-Landschaft; French: Bâle-Campagne) is one of the 26 cantons 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. ...
The Councillors serve for four years, and are not bound in their vote to instructions from the Cantonal authorities. Under the Swiss Federal Constitution, the mode of election is left to the cantons; however, all cantons now provide for the councillors to be chosen by popular election. In all Cantons except for Zug and Graubünden, the Councillors are elected concurrently with the members of the National Council. In the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden the representatives are elected by the physically convened popular assembly (Landsgemeinde). With the exception of the Canton of Jura, where a proportional representation election system is used, the representatives are elected by majority vote. The Swiss Constitution (Bundesverfassung in German) is at the highest level of Switzerlands judicial system. ...
Zug : also the name of a character from childrens series TUGS Location within Switzerland Zug, capital of the Swiss canton of that name, is a picturesque little town at the northeastern corner of the lake of Zug, and at the foot of the Zugerberg (3255 ft. ...
Graubünden or Grisons (German: Graubünden; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun, French: Grisons) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ...
Appenzell Innerrhoden (German; French: Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures; in English sometimes Appenzell Inner Rhodes) is a canton of Switzerland. ...
The Canton of Jura is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the northwestern part of Switzerland. ...
There are currently (2005) 11 women in the Council of States (23.9%). 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Presidents of the Swiss Council of States See also: Presidents of the National Council Categories: Lists of members of parliament | Parliament of Switzerland ...
This is a list of the members of the Swiss Council of States of the current legislature (2003-2007). ...
Number of seats and population | Abbr | Canton | Seats | Population ¹ | per seat | ² | | ZH | Zurich | 2 | 1,228,600 | 614,300 | 1.0 | | BE | Bern | 2 | 947,100 | 473,550 | 1.3 | | VD | Vaud | 2 | 626,200 | 313,100 | 2.0 | | AG | Aargau | 2 | 550,900 | 275,450 | 2.2 | | BL | Basel-Landschaft | 1 | 261,400 | 261,400 | 2.4 | | SG | St. Gallen | 2 | 452,600 | 226,300 | 2.7 | | GE | Geneva | 2 | 414,300 | 207,150 | 3.0 | | BS | Basel-Stadt | 1 | 186,700 | 186,700 | 3.3 | | LU | Lucerne | 2 | 350,600 | 175,300 | 3.5 | | TI | Ticino | 2 | 311,900 | 155,950 | 3.9 | | VS | Valais | 2 | 278,200 | 139,100 | 4.4 | | SO | Solothurn | 2 | 245,500 | 122,750 | 5.0 | | FR | Fribourg | 2 | 239,100 | 119,550 | 5.1 | | TG | Thurgau | 2 | 228,200 | 114,100 | 5.4 | | GR | Graubünden | 2 | 185,700 | 92,850 | 6.6 | | NE | Neuchâtel | 2 | 166,500 | 83,250 | 7.4 | | SZ | Schwyz | 2 | 131,400 | 65,700 | 9.4 | | AR | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 1 | 53,200 | 53,200 | 11.5 | | ZG | Zug | 2 | 100,900 | 50,450 | 12.2 | | NW | Nidwalden | 1 | 38,600 | 38,600 | 15.9 | | SH | Schaffhausen | 2 | 73,400 | 36,700 | 16.7 | | JU | Jura | 2 | 69,100 | 34,550 | 17.8 | | OW | Obwalden | 1 | 32700 | 32700 | 18.8 | | GL | Glarus | 2 | 38,300 | 19,150 | 32.1 | | UR | Uri | 2 | 35,000 | 17,500 | 35.1 | | AI | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 41.0 | | Overall | 46 | 7,261,200 | 157,852 | 3.9 | Notes: ¹ Population data from Cantons of Switzerland (2001). ² Relative representation compared to Zürich. 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. ...
The Swiss canton of Bern is bilingual (German: Kanton Bern; French Canton de Berne) and has a population of about 947,000 (8% French-speaking and 84% German-speaking). ...
The Canton of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland located in the southwestern part of the country. ...
Aargau (German Aargau, French Argovie, Italian Argovia, Romansh Argovia, in English sometimes Argovia) is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. ...
Basel-Country (German: Basel-Landschaft; French: Bâle-Campagne) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ...
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The Republic and Canton of Geneva is the name of the westernmost canton or state of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France and centered around the city of Geneva. ...
Basel-Stadt (in German: Basel-Stadt) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ...
Lucerne (German Luzern) is a canton of Switzerland. ...
Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. ...
The Valais (also known in German as Wallis) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the south-western part of the country, in the Pennine Alps around the valley of the Rhone River from its springs to Lake Geneva. ...
Solothurn is a canton of Switzerland. ...
The Canton of Fribourg is a canton of Switzerland. ...
Thurgau (Thurgovia) is a canton of Switzerland. ...
Graubünden or Grisons (German: Graubünden; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun, French: Grisons) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ...
Neuchâtel is a canton of Switzerland. ...
Schwyz (German Schwyz) is a canton in central Switzerland between Lake Lucerne in the south and Lake Zurich in the north. ...
Appenzell Ausserrhoden (German; French: Appenzell Rhodes-Extérieures; in English sometimes Appenzell Outer Rhodes) is a canton of Switzerland. ...
Zug (French: Zoug, Italian: Zugo) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ...
Nidwalden is a canton of Switzerland. ...
The Canton of Schaffhausen is a canton of Switzerland. ...
The Canton of Jura is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the northwestern part of Switzerland. ...
Obwalden is a canton of Switzerland. ...
Glarus (French Glaris) is a canton in east central Switzerland. ...
Uri is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ...
Appenzell Innerrhoden (German; French: Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures; in English sometimes Appenzell Inner Rhodes) is a canton of Switzerland. ...
The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ...
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