• Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 31 October 1971. Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, the Free Democratic Party...
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    elections were followed by elections to the Federal Council, Switzerland's government and collegial presidency, on 13 December. The Swiss People's Party (SVP)...
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  • The seven members of the Swiss Federal Council (German: Schweizerischer Bundesrat; French: Conseil fédéral suisse; Italian: Consiglio federale svizzero;...
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    followed by the 2019 election to the Swiss Federal Council, the federal executive, by the United Federal Assembly. In the 20 October elections, the two green...
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  • The Swiss Federal Council is elected by the 246 members of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland by secret ballot. Regular elections take place every four...
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    The Federal Council is the federal cabinet of the Swiss Confederation. Its seven members also serve as the collective head of state and government of...
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  • Women in Switzerland gained the right to vote in federal elections after a referendum in February 1971. The first federal vote in which women were able...
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  • An election for all seven members of the Federal Council, Switzerland's government, were held on 13 December 2023 for the 2024–2028 term. It followed the...
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    Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 19 October 2003. Although in Switzerland's political system, in which all four major parties form a coalition...
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    The federal election was followed by the 2015 Swiss Federal Council election on 9 December 2015, where the SVP won a second seat on the Federal Council...
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