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Politics of Switzerland takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary democratic republic, whereby the Federal Council of Switzerland is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ...
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| | | Other countries · Atlas Politics Portal view • talk • edit | Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Saturday, October 20, 2007; the second round of the elections to the Council of States will be held on 11 November, 18 November and 25 November 2007. For the 48th legislative term of the federal parliament (2007–2011), voters in 26 cantons elected all 200 members of the National Council as well as 43 out of 46 members of the Council of States. The other three members of the Council of States for that term of service were elected at an earlier date.[1] The Swiss Federal Council (German: , French: , Italian: , Romansh: ) is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the government as well as the head of state of Switzerland. ...
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...
Moritz Leuenberger (born September 21, 1946) is a Swiss politician, lawyer, member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1995 and President of the Confederation for the years 2001 and 2006. ...
Pascal Couchepin (born April 5, 1942) is a Swiss politician. ...
The President of the Confederation (Italian: , French: , German: ) is the presiding member of the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerlands seven-member executive. ...
Samuel Schmid Samuel Schmid (born January 8, 1947) is a member of the Swiss Federal Council, heading the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports. ...
Micheline Calmy-Rey (born July 8, 1945) is a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2003. ...
The President of the Confederation (Italian: , French: , German: ) is the presiding member of the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerlands seven-member executive. ...
Christoph Blocher (born 11 October 1940) is a Swiss politician, industrialist and member of the Swiss Federal Council. ...
Hans-Rudolf Merz (born 10 November 1942) is a Swiss politician. ...
Doris Leuthard (born 10 April 1963) is a Swiss politician, lawyer, member of the Swiss National Council (since 1999) and President of the Christian Democratic Peoples Party (CVP/PDC) (since 2004). ...
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). ...
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 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 National Council of Switzerland (German: Nationalrat, French: Conseil National, Italian: Consiglio Nazionale) 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). ...
Political parties in Switzerland lists political parties in Switzerland. ...
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Legislative elections in the Swiss Confederation were held on 19 October 2003. ...
Voting in Switzerland is the process with which Swiss citizens make decisions about governance and elect officials. ...
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 Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland (FCC; German: , French: , Italian: ) is the court of first instance in cases subject to federal criminal jurisdiction in Switzerland. ...
The Federal Administrative Court of Switzerland (FAC; German: , French: , Italian: ) is the judicial authority to which decisions of the federal authorities of Switzerland can be appealed from 1 January 2007 onwards. ...
The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ...
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Human rights are comprehensively guaranteed in Switzerland, one of Europes oldest democracies. ...
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The Federal Assembly in the chamber of the National Council. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
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is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state 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. ...
The Council of States of Switzerland (German: Ständerat, French Conseil des Etats, Italian Consiglio degli Stati) is the upper house of the Swiss parliament. ...
On 12 December 2007, the newly elected legislature will elect the Swiss federal government, the Swiss Federal Council, for a four-year-term. is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
The Swiss Federal Council will be indirectly elected on 12 December 2007 by the Federal Assembly of Switzerland elected on 21 October 2007. ...
The Swiss Federal Council (German: , French: , Italian: , Romansh: ) is the seven-member executive council which constitutes the government as well as the head of state of Switzerland. ...
The main result was the consolidation of the leading position of the populist Swiss People's Party, at 29% of the popular vote, and the growth of the Green and Green Liberal parties at the expense of the Social Democrats.[2] The Swiss Peoples Party (SVP) also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre German: Schweizerische Volkspartei, French: Union Démocratique du Centre, Italian: Unione Democratica di Centro, Romansh: Partida Populara Svizra) is a political party in Switzerland. ...
The Green Party of Switzerland (Grüne Partei der Schweiz / Les verts - Parti écologiste suisse) is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland (the largest not represented on the Federal Council). ...
The Green Liberal Party of Switzerland (German: , GLP; French: , VL) is a Swiss political party founded on 19 July 2007 by four cantonal parties of the same name from Baselland, Bern, St. ...
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (also rendered as Socialist Party of Switzerland, in German: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (SPS), French Parti socialiste suisse (PSS), Italian Partito Socialista Svizzero, Romansh Partida Socialdemocrata de la Svizra. ...
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National Council - See also: List of members of the Swiss National Council (2007-2011)
The Swiss People's Party successfully defended its clear position as the strongest party, rising another 2.3% to 29.0% of the popular vote. Support of the Social Democrats eroded to the benefit of the Green and Green Liberal parties. This is a list of the 200 members of the Swiss National Council for the 2007-2011 legislative term, current as of 28 October 2007. ...
The National Council of Switzerland (German: Nationalrat, French: Conseil National, Italian: Consiglio Nazionale) is the large Chamber of the parliament and has 200 seats. ...
The Swiss Peoples Party (SVP) also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre German: Schweizerische Volkspartei, French: Union Démocratique du Centre, Italian: Unione Democratica di Centro, Romansh: Partida Populara Svizra) is a political party in Switzerland. ...
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (also rendered as Socialist Party of Switzerland, in German: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (SPS), French Parti socialiste suisse (PSS), Italian Partito Socialista Svizzero, Romansh Partida Socialdemocrata de la Svizra. ...
The Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (German: Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei der Schweiz (FDP), French: Parti radical-démocratique suisse (PRD), Italian: Partito liberale radicale svizzero (PLR)) is a free market liberal party in Switzerland. ...
The Christian Democratic Peoples Party of Switzerland (Also called Christian-Democratic Party; German: , French: , Italian: , Romansh: ) is a political party in Switzerland and a member of the Swiss coalition government. ...
The Green Party of Switzerland (Grüne Partei der Schweiz / Les verts - Parti écologiste suisse) is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland (the largest not represented on the Federal Council). ...
The Liberal Party of Switzerland (German: Liberale Partei der Schweiz, French: Parti liberal suisse, Italian: Partito Liberale Svizzero) is a free market liberal party in Switzerland. ...
The Green Liberal Party of Switzerland (German: , GLP; French: , VL) is a Swiss political party founded on 19 July 2007 by four cantonal parties of the same name from Baselland, Bern, St. ...
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The Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland (Switzerland: Eidgenössisch-Demokratische Union, Union Démocratique Fédérale, Unione Democratica Federale) is a political party in Switzerland. ...
The Swiss Workers Party (German: Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz, French: Parti Suisse du Travail - Parti Ouvrier et Populaire, Italian: Partito Svizzero del Lavoro) is a socialist party in Switzerland. ...
The Ticino League (Italian Lega dei Ticinesi) is a political party active in the Italian speaking canton of Ticino, Switzerland. ...
The Christian Social Party (German: Christlich-soziale Partei; French: Parti chrétien-social) is a Swiss political party which states its core principles as living solidarity with the economically disadvantaged and the preservation of the environment. ...
The Swiss Democrats (Schweizer Demokraten, Démocrates Suisses, Democratici Svizzeri) is a controversial right-wing (some say far-right) political party in Switzerland. ...
Solidarities (SolidaritéS) is a political party in Switzerland. ...
The Alternative List (Alternative Liste) is a combination of political parties in Switzerland. ...
The right wing with 63 seats (the SVP with 62 seats plus a single seat of the Christian right Federal Democratic Union) is numerically neutralized by the left-wing Red-Green block (43+20 seats). The centrist CVP and the centre-right FDP are likewise symmetrical, with 31 seats each. The remaining 12 seats are taken by the minor parties: 9 in the political center (Liberals, 4 seats; Green Liberals, 3 seats; Evangelical People's Party, 2 seats), besides the regionalist Ticino League, the Christian-left Christian Social Party and the far-left Labour Party with a single seat each. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box: The Christian...
The Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland (Switzerland: Eidgenössisch-Demokratische Union, Union Démocratique Fédérale, Unione Democratica Federale) is a political party in Switzerland. ...
The Ticino League (Italian Lega dei Ticinesi) is a political party active in the Italian speaking canton of Ticino, Switzerland. ...
The Christian Social Party (German: Christlich-soziale Partei; French: Parti chrétien-social) is a Swiss political party which states its core principles as living solidarity with the economically disadvantaged and the preservation of the environment. ...
The Swiss Party of Labour (German: Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz, French: Parti Suisse du Travail - Parti Ouvrier et Populaire, Italian: Partito Svizzero del Lavoro) is a socialist party in Switzerland. ...
59 of 200 seats (29.5%) were won by women, as compared to 50 in 2003. Ricardo Lumengo (Social Democrats, born in Angola) is notable as the first black Swiss national councillor. 23 incumbents did not get re-elected and lost their mandate, among them Zürich far-right politician Ulrich Schlüer (SVP).The turnout of the election was 48,9% a rise of 3,7% from the previous elections in 2003. Ricardo Lumengo (born 1962 in Angola) is a Swiss politician, member of the Social Democratic Party of the canton of Berne. ...
An Afro-European, Afropean or Black European refers to people of African ancestry, racial, cultural and social heritage born in or citizens of any European country. ...
The Canton of Zürich (German: Kanton ) has a population of about 1. ...
Ulrich Schlüer (born 1944) is a far-right Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Peoples Party of the canton of Zürich. ...
Council of States The Council of States election was not finalized with the first run on 21 October; twelve seats remained to be distributed in second round elections on 11 November or 25 November 2007.[3] However, the second seat for Lucerne was handed to CVP candidate Konrad Graber in so-called "silent election" when no other candidate filed to run against him in the second round. Graber had narrowly failed to be elected in the first round.[4] The second mandate in Fribourg and Wallis was also decided in this way, leaving only Zürich to hold a run-off for a single seat in the second round (on 25 November). In Neuenburg, St. Gallen, Tessin and Waadt, both mandates remain to be elected in the second round. is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Contrary to the developments in the National Council, the Council of States remains dominated by the traditional "center" parties FDP and CVP. Robert Cramer (Geneva) is the first member of the Green Party to be elected to the Council of States. Christine Egerszegi of Aargau (FDP) is the first woman councillor elected in that canton. Robert Christian Cramer (born 1954 in Amsterdam) is a Swiss politician, member of the Green Party of Switzerland. ...
Christine Egerszegi-Obrist (born 29 May 1948) is the President of the Swiss National Council for the year 2006/2007. ...
For other uses, see Aargau (disambiguation). ...
The second round will see a number of notable races, for instance the election for the second seat in Zürich, where SP candidate Chantal Galladé agreed to withdraw and support GLP candidate Verena Diener against SVP candidate Ueli Maurer, increasing the centre-left's changes in the second round.[5] In St. Gallen, where no one was elected in the first round, FDP candidate Erika Forster and CVP candidate Eugen David, both incumbents, started a common campaign for reelection against SVP candidate Toni Brunner.[6] Four candidates will contest the election for the two seats in Tessin -- Dick Marty (FDP, over 40,000 votes in the first round), Filippo Lombardi (CVP), Franco Cavalli (SP) -- both of whom had over 30,000 votes -- and finally Attilio Bignasca (Lega).[7] Dick Marty (born January 7, 1945 in Sorengo) is a Swiss politician (Free Democratic Party) and former state prosecutor of the canton of Ticino. ...
| canton | seat 1 | seat 2 | | Zürich | Felix Gutzwiller, FDP | undecided | | Bern | Simonetta Sommaruga, SP (reelected) | Werner Luginbühl, SVP | | Lucerne | Helen Leumann-Würsch, FDP (reelected) | Konrad Graber, CVP | | Uri | Hansruedi Stadler, CVP (reelected) | Hansheiri Inderkum, CVP (reelected) | | Schwyz | Alex Kuprecht, SVP (reelected) | Bruno Frick, CVP (reelected) | | Unterwalden | OW: Hans Hess, FDP (reelected) | NW: Paul Niederberger, CVP | | Glarus | Franz Schiesser, FDP (reelected) | This Jenny, SVP (reelected) | | Zug | Peter Bieri, CVP (reelected) | Rolf Schweiger, FDP (reelected) | | Fribourg | Urs Schwaller, CVP (reelected) | Alain Berset, SP (reelected) | | Solothurn | Rolf Büttiker, FDP (reelected) | Ernst Leuenberger, SP (reelected) | | Basel | BS: Anita Fetz, SP (reelected) | BL: Claude Janiak, SP | | Schaffhausen | Peter Briner, FDP (reelected) | Hannes Germann, SVP (reelected) | | Appenzell | AI: Ivo Bischofberger, CVP | AR: Hans Altherr, FDP (reelected) | | St. Gallen | undecided | undecided | | Graubünden | Christoffel Brändli, SVP (reelected) | Theo Maissen, CVP (reelected) | | Aargau | Christine Egerszegi-Obrist, FDP | Maximilian Reimann, SVP (reelected) | | Thurgau | Philipp Stähelin, CVP (reelected) | Hermann Bürgi, SVP (reelected) | | Ticino | undecided | undecided | | Vaud | Géraldine Savary, SP | Luc Recordon, GPS | | Valais | Jean-René Fournier, CVP | René Imoberdorf, CVP | | Neuchâtel | Didier Burkhalter, FDP | Gisèle Ory, SP (reelected) | | Geneva | Liliane Maury Pasquier, SP | Robert Cramer, GPS | | Jura | Claude Hêche, SP | Anne Seydoux-Christe, CVP | is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
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 Christian Democratic Peoples Party of Switzerland (Also called Christian-Democratic Party; German: , French: , Italian: , Romansh: ) is a political party in Switzerland and a member of the Swiss coalition government. ...
The Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (German: Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei der Schweiz (FDP), French: Parti radical-démocratique suisse (PRD), Italian: Partito liberale radicale svizzero (PLR)) is a free market liberal party in Switzerland. ...
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (also rendered as Socialist Party of Switzerland, in German: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (SPS), French Parti socialiste suisse (PSS), Italian Partito Socialista Svizzero, Romansh Partida Socialdemocrata de la Svizra. ...
The Swiss Peoples Party (SVP) also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre German: Schweizerische Volkspartei, French: Union Démocratique du Centre, Italian: Unione Democratica di Centro, Romansh: Partida Populara Svizra) is a political party in Switzerland. ...
The Green Party of Switzerland (Grüne Partei der Schweiz / Les verts - Parti écologiste suisse) is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland (the largest not represented on the Federal Council). ...
Bruno Frick (born 31 May 1953) is Swiss politician of the Christian Democratic Peoples Party (CVP/PDC). ...
Obwalden (German: ) is a canton of Switzerland. ...
Hans Hess was a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. ...
Nidwalden (German: ) is a canton of Switzerland. ...
Urs Schwaller (born 31 October 1952) is a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Council of States for the Canton of Fribourg. ...
Berset became a Member of the Council of States in 2003 as a member of the Social Democratic Party. ...
Rolf Büttiker (born June 27, 1950) is a Swiss politician and business consultant. ...
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. ...
Claude Janiak (born 30 October 1948) is a Swiss politician, lawyer and President of the Swiss National Council for the 2005/2006 term. ...
Appenzell Innerrhoden (German; French: Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures; in English sometimes Appenzell Inner Rhodes) is a canton of Switzerland. ...
Appenzell Ausserrhoden (German; French: Appenzell Rhodes-Extérieures; in English sometimes Appenzell Outer Rhodes) is a canton of Switzerland. ...
Christine Egerszegi-Obrist (born 29 May 1948) is the President of the Swiss National Council for the year 2006/2007. ...
Didier Burkhalter (born April 17, 1960) is a Swiss politician from the Canton of Neuchâtel and member of the National Council. ...
Gisèle Ory (born April 6, 1956) is a politician from the Canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. ...
Liliane Maury Pasquier Swiss Socialist Party Politician Born December 16, 1956 in Geneva, Switzerland. ...
References - ^ The date of the election of the members of the Council of States is a matter of cantonal law. 24 cantons have chosen to let the elections coincide with the federally regulated National Council elections. Two cantons are electing their members of the Council of States at an earlier date: Zug reelected its incumbents Peter Bieri and Rolf Schweiger on 29 October 2006, while Appenzell Innerrhoden elected Ivo Bischofsberger as its one representative in that Council on 29 April 2007.
- ^ main migration of voters was from SPS to GPS and GLP. Minor movements from CVP to GLP, and some migration from all of SPS, CVP and FDP to SVP.[1]
- ^ http://tagi.ch/dyn/news/schweiz/805079.html
- ^ http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/aktuell/stille_wahl_im_kanton_luzern_1.574544.html
- ^ http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/zuerich/aktuell/chantal_gallade_verzichtet_1.575094.html
- ^ http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/aktuell/brunner_staenderat_st_gallen_1.575039.html
- ^ http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/aktuell/lombardi_erhaelt_schuetzenhilfe_von_der_lega__1.576581.html
"Political Map of Switzerland" "Hermann, M. und Leuthold, H. (2003): Die politische Landkarte des Nationalrats 1999-2003. In: Tages-Anzeiger, 11. Oktober, 2003, Zürich." (-German; French: Zoug; Italian: Zugo) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ...
Peter Bieri (born 21 June 1952) is a Swiss politician and President of the Swiss Council of States for the 2006/2007 term. ...
Appenzell Innerrhoden (German; French: Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures; in English sometimes Appenzell Inner Rhodes) is a canton of Switzerland. ...
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