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15 +2 FDP.The Liberals 11 −1 Social Democrats 9 0 Swiss People's 6 0 Greens 3 −2 Geneva Citizens' 1 +1 Green Liberals 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. National Council This article is part of a series on the Politics of Switzerland Constitution Human rights Federal Council Members (by seniority) Beat Jans Guy Parmelin Ignazio Cassis Viola Amherd ...
The 2023 Zürich cantonal elections were held on 12 February 2023 [1] [2] to elect the seven members of the cantonal Executive Council and the 180 members of the Cantonal Council. All seven incumbents in the Executive Council were re-elected, with the bourgeois alliance holding a majority of four; in the Cantonal Council the "Climate alliance ...
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 22 October 2023 to elect all members of the National Council and Council of States (first round). There was a second round for the Council of States on 12 and 19 November. The elections were followed by elections to the Federal Council, Switzerland's government and collegial presidency, on 13 December.
Under the Swiss Federal Constitution, elections for the National Council are held every four years by the Swiss people. [5] The most recent election took place on Sunday, 22 October 2023. Since a popular initiative in 1918, elections have been by proportional representation, in which each canton forms an electoral district (Wahlkreis).
According to the 2022 Federal Statistical Office data, noncitizens make up 26% of the Swiss population, including over 400,000 Swiss born individuals, who are unable to participate and vote in federal elections. [32] In some cantons and communes, non-Swiss citizens have the right to vote in cantonal and communal ballots if they have lived a ...
This national electoral calendar for 2023 lists the national/federal elections held in 2023 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
2023 Spanish general election, 23 July Switzerland. 2023 Zürich cantonal elections, 12 February; 2023 Swiss federal election, 22 October Turkey. 2023 Turkish presidential election, 14 May (first round) & 28 May (second round) 2023 Turkish parliamentary election, 14 May United Kingdom. 2023 United Kingdom electoral calendar
This election is the first time the canton of Jura is represented to the Federal Council, being the youngest canton in the confederation. [1] Alain Berset was elected President of the Swiss Confederation for the year 2023, as expected following the informal rotation agreement, but with a narrower margin than usual.