2268:". Each citizen may cast as many votes as there are seats available to their constituency, and may even cast up to two votes for the same candidate. For every vote received by a candidate, that candidate's party also receives a vote. Voters also list a party vote, in which all blank candidate votes contribute towards the party's total. In elections, political parties publish lists in the cantons with their candidates. Each list contains at most the number of candidates which the canton is entitled to send to the National Council. In addition, each party can produce multiple lists to the canton (e.g. men's, women's, youth, or seniors' lists; in larger cantons they might offer lists for individual cities or districts). It is also possible for several parties to enter a single shared list. Voters may choose a pre-prepared party list without making changes or they can alter it by
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Sometimes, after the first reading, the
National Council and the Council of States end up producing different texts, in which case a difference resolution procedure takes place, in which the bill is sent back and forth between the two councils. After a bill has been sent back three successive times,
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Since the reform of the census system and the adoption of the use of government administrative data for determining the population in 2007, the distribution of the seats in the
National Council between the cantons has been based on the permanent resident population (including residents who are not
2544:
The
National Council and the Council of States are constitutionally completely equal - a bill is only law when it has been accepted by both councils in the same version. All business is considered by both councils in turn. The presidents of the councils decide together which council will handle a
2428:) on the last Monday in November. During the sessions, proposed legislation is debated. If there is not enough time in the regular sessions, an extra session can be convened. In special situations (political crises, wars, etc.) a quarter of the members of one of the two councils or the
2404:. The National Council, together with the Council of States, forms the Federal Parliament and exercises the highest legal authority in Switzerland, subject to the rights of the people and the cantons. Both chambers of the Federal Parliament are called "councils" (
2408:). The National Council and the Council of States do not meet daily, but meet regularly for sessions. Usually, there are four sessions in a year, each lasting three weeks, with between two and five sittings per week. The spring session (
2276:. Thus, the voter can give his vote to a specific candidate and ignore the rest of that candidate's party. Alternatively, it is possible for the voter to split his or her vote among several candidates from different parties.
2174:. According to the provisions of the federal constitution at that time, a canton was to receive one National Council member for every 20,000 citizens. Thus, the first National Council, which met in 1848, had 111 members.
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In 1963, the number of members was fixed at 200. The division of the seats between the individual cantons is determined by each canton's percentage of the national population, as revealed in the
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With 200 members, the
National Council is the larger house of the Swiss legislature. It represents the people, the vote of each citizen having more or less the same weight, whereas the
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closely matches the number of deputies a canton needs to elect. More exactly, this number represents the average number of valid votes per voter. The formula can then be summed up by:
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The result is the number of fictional voters for a given party in a given canton. A total number of fictional voters can then be established and the party strength can be deduced.
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can convene an extraordinary session. To date, there have been eight extraordinary sessions, most of them called by the social democratic parliamentary group.
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entitled to vote) in the year following the most recent federal election. There is a proviso that each canton is entitled to at least one seat.
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To determine a party's strength, the notion of "fictional voter" was introduced and is defined by the Swiss
Federal Statistical Institute as:
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represents the cantons - each of them having the same weight, regardless of its population.
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2140:. Containing 200 seats, the National Council is the larger of the two houses.
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2353:(except in single-member cantons.) The election's turnout is computed as:
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women have been entitled to vote and stand in
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Every canton is entitled to at least one seat in the
National Council.
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SRF, Tania Boa, Timo
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List of members of the National Council of Switzerland (2023–2027)
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List of members of the National Council of Switzerland, 2003–07
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1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
916:
910:
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901:
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886:
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866:
861:
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836:
831:
826:
821:
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811:
806:
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796:
791:
786:
781:
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771:
766:
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746:
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731:
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721:
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686:
681:
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580:
577:
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571:
570:
569:
559:
558:
557:
552:
547:
541:
531:
529:Ignazio Cassis
526:
521:
509:
504:
503:
500:
499:
496:
495:
489:
484:
483:
480:
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476:
475:
467:
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461:
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457:
445:
444:
426:
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414:Federal Palace
410:
409:
401:
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396:
395:
390:
387:
384:
383:
378:
376:First election
375:
372:
371:
360:
355:
352:
351:
347:
346:
343:
341:Length of term
340:
337:
336:
335:
334:
325:
316:
307:
298:
289:
280:
271:
262:
253:
242:
239:
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227:
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219:
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213:
202:
200:
197:
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182:
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162:
160:
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151:
147:
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140:
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137:
133:
132:
128:
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119:
118:
112:
111:
106:
105:
98:
91:
90:
83:
76:
75:
68:
61:
60:
53:
46:
45:
40:
39:
35:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5878:
5867:
5864:
5862:
5859:
5857:
5854:
5852:
5849:
5848:
5846:
5836:
5826:
5824:
5819:
5814:
5813:
5810:
5797:
5794:
5792:
5789:
5787:
5784:
5783:
5780:
5774:
5771:
5769:
5766:
5764:
5761:
5759:
5758:Tricameralism
5756:
5754:
5753:Unicameralism
5751:
5749:
5746:
5745:
5743:
5739:
5733:
5730:
5728:
5725:
5723:
5720:
5718:
5715:
5713:
5710:
5708:
5705:
5703:
5700:
5698:
5695:
5693:
5690:
5688:
5685:
5683:
5680:
5678:
5675:
5673:
5670:
5668:
5665:
5664:
5662:
5660:
5656:
5650:
5647:
5646:
5644:
5642:
5641:Non-UN states
5638:
5632:
5629:
5627:
5624:
5622:
5619:
5617:
5614:
5612:
5609:
5608:
5606:
5604:
5601:Dependent and
5598:
5592:
5589:
5587:
5584:
5582:
5579:
5577:
5574:
5572:
5569:
5567:
5564:
5562:
5559:
5557:
5554:
5552:
5549:
5547:
5544:
5542:
5539:
5537:
5534:
5532:
5529:
5527:
5524:
5522:
5519:
5517:
5514:
5512:
5509:
5507:
5504:
5502:
5499:
5497:
5494:
5492:
5489:
5487:
5484:
5482:
5479:
5477:
5474:
5472:
5469:
5467:
5464:
5462:
5459:
5457:
5454:
5452:
5449:
5447:
5444:
5442:
5439:
5437:
5434:
5432:
5429:
5427:
5424:
5422:
5419:
5417:
5414:
5412:
5409:
5407:
5404:
5402:
5399:
5397:
5394:
5392:
5389:
5387:
5384:
5382:
5379:
5377:
5374:
5372:
5369:
5367:
5364:
5362:
5359:
5357:
5354:
5352:
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5347:
5344:
5342:
5339:
5337:
5334:
5332:
5329:
5327:
5324:
5322:
5319:
5317:
5314:
5312:
5309:
5307:
5304:
5302:
5299:
5297:
5294:
5292:
5289:
5288:
5286:
5284:
5280:
5274:
5273:United States
5271:
5269:
5266:
5264:
5261:
5259:
5256:
5254:
5251:
5249:
5246:
5244:
5241:
5239:
5236:
5234:
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5224:
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5219:
5216:
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5209:
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5201:
5199:
5196:
5194:
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5189:
5186:
5184:
5181:
5179:
5176:
5175:
5173:
5171:
5167:
5163:
5159:
5152:
5147:
5145:
5140:
5138:
5133:
5132:
5129:
5117:
5114:
5112:
5109:
5108:
5106:
5104:
5100:
5094:
5091:
5089:
5086:
5084:
5081:
5079:
5076:
5074:
5071:
5069:
5066:
5064:
5061:
5059:
5058:St. Gallen SG
5056:
5054:
5051:
5049:
5046:
5044:
5041:
5039:
5036:
5034:
5031:
5029:
5026:
5024:
5021:
5019:
5016:
5014:
5011:
5009:
5006:
5004:
5001:
4999:
4996:
4994:
4991:
4989:
4986:
4984:
4981:
4979:
4976:
4974:
4971:
4969:
4966:
4965:
4963:
4961:
4957:
4951:
4948:
4946:
4943:
4942:
4940:
4938:
4934:
4930:
4926:
4919:
4914:
4912:
4907:
4905:
4900:
4899:
4896:
4884:
4881:
4879:
4876:
4875:
4870:
4866:
4863:
4859:
4858:
4854:
4844:
4841:
4839:
4836:
4834:
4831:
4829:
4826:
4824:
4821:
4817:
4814:
4813:
4812:
4809:
4807:
4804:
4802:
4799:
4797:
4794:
4790:
4787:
4785:
4782:
4780:
4777:
4775:
4772:
4770:
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4766:
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4762:
4760:
4757:
4755:
4752:
4750:
4747:
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4737:
4735:
4732:
4730:
4727:
4725:
4722:
4721:
4719:
4717:
4713:
4707:
4704:
4702:
4699:
4697:
4694:
4692:
4689:
4687:
4684:
4682:
4679:
4677:
4674:
4672:
4669:
4667:
4664:
4662:
4659:
4657:
4654:
4652:
4649:
4647:
4644:
4642:
4639:
4637:
4634:
4632:
4629:
4627:
4624:
4622:
4619:
4617:
4614:
4612:
4609:
4607:
4604:
4602:
4599:
4598:
4595:
4592:
4590:
4586:
4576:
4573:
4569:
4566:
4564:
4561:
4559:
4556:
4555:
4554:
4551:
4549:
4546:
4544:
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4539:
4536:
4534:
4531:
4529:
4526:
4524:
4521:
4519:
4516:
4514:
4511:
4509:
4503:
4501:
4498:
4496:
4493:
4489:
4488:Private banks
4486:
4484:
4481:
4480:
4479:
4476:
4474:
4471:
4469:
4466:
4465:
4462:
4459:
4457:
4453:
4443:
4440:
4438:
4435:
4433:
4430:
4428:
4425:
4421:
4418:
4416:
4413:
4412:
4411:
4408:
4406:
4403:
4401:
4398:
4396:
4393:
4391:
4388:
4386:
4383:
4381:
4380:Landsgemeinde
4378:
4374:
4371:
4370:
4369:
4366:
4362:
4359:
4357:
4354:
4352:
4349:
4348:
4346:
4344:
4341:
4339:
4336:
4332:
4331:Supreme Court
4329:
4328:
4327:
4324:
4322:
4319:
4317:
4314:
4313:
4310:
4307:
4305:
4301:
4287:
4284:
4282:
4279:
4277:
4274:
4272:
4269:
4267:
4264:
4262:
4259:
4257:
4254:
4252:
4249:
4247:
4244:
4242:
4239:
4237:
4234:
4232:
4229:
4227:
4224:
4223:
4221:
4217:
4211:
4208:
4204:
4201:
4200:
4199:
4196:
4194:
4191:
4190:
4185:
4182:
4180:
4177:
4175:
4172:
4170:
4167:
4165:
4162:
4160:
4157:
4155:
4152:
4150:
4147:
4145:
4142:
4140:
4137:
4135:
4132:
4130:
4127:
4125:
4122:
4120:
4117:
4115:
4112:
4110:
4107:
4105:
4102:
4100:
4097:
4095:
4092:
4090:
4087:
4085:
4082:
4080:
4077:
4075:
4072:
4070:
4067:
4065:
4062:
4060:
4057:
4056:
4055:
4052:
4051:
4049:
4047:
4043:
4037:
4034:
4032:
4031:Swiss Plateau
4029:
4027:
4024:
4023:
4021:
4017:
4013:
4010:
4008:
4004:
3999:
3989:
3986:
3982:
3979:
3978:
3977:
3974:
3972:
3969:
3967:
3964:
3962:
3961:Federal state
3959:
3957:
3954:
3952:
3949:
3947:
3944:
3942:
3939:
3935:
3932:
3930:
3927:
3925:
3922:
3921:
3920:
3917:
3915:
3912:
3910:
3909:Early history
3907:
3905:
3902:
3900:
3897:
3896:
3894:
3892:
3888:
3884:
3879:
3875:
3871:
3864:
3859:
3857:
3852:
3850:
3845:
3844:
3841:
3835:
3832:
3830:
3827:
3825:
3822:
3821:
3801:
3797:
3796:
3790:
3789:
3776:
3774:
3767:
3763:
3760:
3754:
3745:
3736:
3721:
3717:
3711:
3703:
3697:
3682:
3678:
3671:
3656:
3649:
3642:
3638:
3633:
3618:
3614:
3608:
3601:
3597:
3592:
3586:
3582:
3578:
3574:
3570:
3569:
3564:
3563:Pierre Cormon
3559:
3543:
3537:
3521:
3515:
3513:
3508:
3495:
3489:
3485:
3475:
3472:
3470:
3467:
3465:
3462:
3460:
3457:
3455:
3452:
3450:
3447:
3445:
3442:
3440:
3437:
3436:
3425:
3422:
3419:
3416:
3412:
3408:
3405:
3402:
3399:
3388:
3385:
3384:
3380:
3377:
3374:
3371:
3360:
3357:
3356:
3352:
3349:
3346:
3343:
3332:
3329:
3328:
3324:
3321:
3318:
3315:
3304:
3301:
3300:
3296:
3293:
3290:
3287:
3276:
3273:
3272:
3268:
3265:
3262:
3259:
3248:
3245:
3244:
3240:
3237:
3234:
3231:
3220:
3217:
3216:
3212:
3209:
3206:
3203:
3192:
3189:
3188:
3184:
3181:
3178:
3175:
3164:
3161:
3160:
3156:
3153:
3150:
3147:
3136:
3133:
3132:
3128:
3125:
3122:
3119:
3108:
3105:
3104:
3100:
3097:
3094:
3091:
3080:
3077:
3076:
3072:
3069:
3066:
3063:
3052:
3049:
3048:
3044:
3041:
3038:
3035:
3024:
3021:
3020:
3016:
3013:
3010:
3007:
2996:
2993:
2992:
2988:
2985:
2982:
2979:
2968:
2965:
2964:
2960:
2957:
2954:
2951:
2940:
2937:
2936:
2932:
2929:
2926:
2923:
2912:
2909:
2908:
2904:
2901:
2898:
2895:
2884:
2881:
2880:
2876:
2873:
2870:
2867:
2856:
2853:
2852:
2848:
2845:
2842:
2839:
2828:
2825:
2824:
2820:
2817:
2814:
2811:
2800:
2797:
2796:
2792:
2789:
2786:
2783:
2772:
2769:
2768:
2764:
2761:
2758:
2755:
2744:
2741:
2740:
2736:
2733:
2730:
2727:
2716:
2713:
2712:
2708:
2705:
2702:
2699:
2688:
2685:
2684:
2681:Voting power
2680:
2677:
2674:
2671:
2669:
2666:
2664:
2661:
2660:
2653:
2641:
2638:
2635:
2632:
2631:
2622:
2619:
2616:
2615:
2606:
2603:
2600:
2597:
2594:
2591:
2588:
2585:
2582:
2579:
2578:
2572:
2570:
2564:
2559:
2554:
2550:
2548:
2533:
2530:
2527:
2526:
2523:
2520:
2517:
2516:
2512:
2509:
2508:
2504:
2500:
2497:
2496:
2493:
2489:
2486:
2485:
2481:
2478:
2477:
2474:
2470:
2467:
2466:
2463:
2459:
2456:
2455:
2451:
2448:
2447:
2444:Reason/event
2443:
2440:
2439:
2433:
2431:
2427:
2426:Wintersession
2423:
2419:
2418:Herbstsession
2415:
2414:Sommersession
2411:
2407:
2403:
2399:
2390:
2382:
2376:
2371:
2362:
2360:
2356:
2352:
2348:
2343:
2340:
2338:
2334:
2330:
2326:
2322:
2318:
2314:
2304:
2302:
2288:
2284:
2281:
2277:
2275:
2271:
2267:
2262:
2260:
2256:
2251:
2247:
2245:
2241:
2237:
2233:
2229:
2224:
2222:
2218:
2208:
2206:
2202:
2198:
2194:
2189:
2186:
2184:
2180:
2175:
2173:
2168:
2166:
2156:
2154:
2150:
2146:
2141:
2139:
2135:
2131:
2127:
2123:
2119:
2115:
2111:
2107:
2103:
2099:
2095:
2091:
2086:
2074:
2069:
2067:
2062:
2060:
2055:
2054:
2052:
2051:
2045:
2042:
2041:
2039:
2029:
2028:
2020:
2017:
2015:
2012:
2010:
2007:
2005:
2002:
2000:
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1995:
1992:
1990:
1987:
1985:
1982:
1980:
1977:
1975:
1972:
1970:
1967:
1965:
1962:
1960:
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1955:
1952:
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1947:
1945:
1942:
1940:
1937:
1935:
1932:
1930:
1927:
1925:
1922:
1920:
1917:
1915:
1912:
1910:
1907:
1905:
1902:
1900:
1897:
1895:
1892:
1891:
1889:
1884:
1879:
1878:
1871:
1870:Landsgemeinde
1868:
1866:
1863:
1861:
1858:
1857:
1852:
1849:
1847:
1844:
1842:
1839:
1837:
1834:
1832:
1829:
1827:
1824:
1822:
1819:
1817:
1814:
1812:
1809:
1807:
1804:
1802:
1799:
1797:
1796:Obwalden (OW)
1794:
1792:
1789:
1787:
1784:
1782:
1779:
1777:
1774:
1772:
1769:
1767:
1764:
1762:
1759:
1757:
1756:Fribourg (FR)
1754:
1752:
1749:
1747:
1744:
1742:
1739:
1737:
1734:
1732:
1729:
1727:
1724:
1723:
1719:
1714:
1713:
1706:
1703:
1702:
1699:
1694:
1693:
1685:
1682:
1680:
1677:
1675:
1672:
1670:
1667:
1666:
1662:
1657:
1656:
1649:
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1631:
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1628:
1627:
1626:
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1616:
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1598:
1596:
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1591:
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1586:
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1581:
1578:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1561:
1558:
1556:
1553:
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1538:
1536:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1513:
1511:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1471:
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5160:of national
5158:Lower houses
5111:Federal Diet
5053:Solothurn SO
5033:Nidwalden NW
5028:Neuchâtel NE
4944:
4925:Legislatures
4816:National Day
4739:Coat of arms
4729:Architecture
4696:Swiss people
4686:Prostitution
4656:Homelessness
4626:Demographics
4611:Conscription
4548:Trade unions
4483:Central bank
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4368:Human rights
4321:Constitution
4046:Subdivisions
3981:list of wars
3883:Major topics
3882:
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3800:the original
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3786:Bibliography
3779:Art. 2 ParlG
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1826:Thurgau (TG)
1781:Lucerne (LU)
1771:Grisons (GR)
604:
567:Viktor Rossi
550:Albert Rösti
534:Viola Amherd
524:Guy Parmelin
493:Human rights
486:Constitution
184:Maja Riniker
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5835:Switzerland
5697:South Korea
5631:Puerto Rico
5621:Isle of Man
5536:Saint Lucia
5516:Philippines
5496:Netherlands
5436:Ivory Coast
5268:Switzerland
5258:South Sudan
5038:Obwalden OW
4998:Fribourg FR
4789:Röstigraben
4666:Immigration
4473:Agriculture
4347:Government
4231:Earthquakes
3956:Restoration
3941:Reformation
3904:Enlargement
3870:Switzerland
3748:Art. 151 BV
3739:Art. 148 BV
3297:13,066,992
3005:Basel-Stadt
2737:23,641,104
2709:49,212,905
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2422:Federal Day
2134:upper house
2132:, with the
2126:lower house
2098:Nationalrat
1914:Basel-Stadt
1851:Zurich (ZH)
1836:Valais (VS)
1821:Ticino (TI)
1806:Schwyz (SZ)
1766:Glarus (GL)
1761:Geneva (GE)
1736:Aargau (AG)
912:Referendums
142:Lower house
72:Nationalrat
5845:Categories
5649:Somaliland
5581:Uzbekistan
5556:Tajikistan
5476:Madagascar
5456:Kazakhstan
5063:Thurgau TG
5023:Lucerne LU
5013:Grisons GR
4796:Literature
4651:Healthcare
4636:Euthanasia
4616:Corruption
4528:Swiss made
4507:(currency)
4410:Parliament
4405:Neutrality
4026:Swiss Alps
3966:World wars
3929:RĂĽtli Oath
3504:References
3381:5,670,360
3325:2,536,176
3269:2,695,544
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3213:9,994,896
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3145:St. Gallen
3045:1,945,811
2989:1,559,016
2961:1,992,676
2765:3,819,660
2575:Committees
2490:Financing
2261:of votes.
2244:Since 1971
2215:Under the
2203:, but not
2136:being the
1984:St. Gallen
1939:GraubĂĽnden
433:.parlament
268:The Centre
150:Leadership
5732:Venezuela
5702:Nicaragua
5421:Indonesia
5183:Australia
5178:Argentina
5093:ZĂĽrich ZH
5078:Valais VS
5068:Ticino TI
5048:Schwyz SZ
5008:Glarus GL
5003:Geneva GE
4968:Aargau AG
4764:Languages
4631:Education
4553:Transport
4495:Companies
4338:Elections
4276:Mountains
4256:Hydrology
4193:Districts
4007:Geography
3914:Roman era
3809:4 January
3600:SwissInfo
3494:panachage
3420:8,001,054
3341:Neuchâtel
2977:Solothurn
2865:Nidwalden
2703:1,406,083
2449:July 1891
2349:with the
2274:panachage
2266:free list
2236:Wahlkreis
2124:) is the
2090:‹See Tfd›
1979:Solothurn
1959:Nidwalden
1954:Neuchâtel
1841:Vaud (VD)
1776:Jura (JU)
1751:Bern (BE)
1633:Mandatory
642:Elections
629:Elections
538:President
519:Beat Jans
454:a series
350:Elections
217:Structure
157:President
5823:Politics
5591:Zimbabwe
5561:Thailand
5541:Slovenia
5511:Paraguay
5396:Eswatini
5361:Colombia
5346:Cameroon
5341:Cambodia
5311:Barbados
5243:Pakistan
5223:Malaysia
5213:Ethiopia
4878:Category
4823:Religion
4759:Helvetia
4754:Folklore
4671:Pensions
4601:Abortion
4533:Taxation
4395:Military
4304:Politics
4251:Glaciers
4219:By topic
3899:Timeline
3874:articles
3762:Archived
3716:"Fedlex"
3696:cite web
3641:SR 161.1
3581:Archived
3579:, p. 28
3548:9 August
3526:9 August
3433:See also
3409:141,084
3353:692,732
3185:966,940
3073:154,278
3017:970,450
2949:Fribourg
2933:340,791
2837:Obwalden
2821:591,616
2492:Swissair
2259:majority
2226:Since a
1964:Obwalden
1924:Fribourg
1846:Zug (ZG)
1831:Uri (UR)
1638:Optional
5809:Portals
5741:Related
5682:Hungary
5659:Defunct
5616:Bermuda
5576:Uruguay
5526:Romania
5491:Namibia
5486:Myanmar
5481:Morocco
5471:Liberia
5466:Lesotho
5441:Jamaica
5426:Ireland
5411:Grenada
5336:Burundi
5331:Bolivia
5316:Belarus
5306:Bahrain
5301:Bahamas
5291:Algeria
5283:Unitary
5253:Somalia
5238:Nigeria
5193:Belgium
5188:Austria
5170:Federal
5083:Vaud VD
5018:Jura JU
4993:Bern BE
4927:of the
4862:Outline
4833:Symbols
4784:Romansh
4779:Italian
4744:Cuisine
4716:Culture
4701:Welfare
4681:Poverty
4676:Prisons
4589:Society
4543:Tourism
4478:Banking
4456:Economy
4261:Islands
4246:Forests
4226:Climate
4054:Cantons
3891:History
3725:2 April
3686:4 April
3414:Overall
3375:472,530
3347:173,183
3319:317,022
3291:725,944
3263:336,943
3235:254,528
3229:Thurgau
3207:624,681
3179:193,388
3173:Grisons
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3129:15,789
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3039:277,973
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2927:113,597
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2793:35,382
2759:381,966
2753:Lucerne
2731:985,046
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2205:Romansh
2201:Italian
2172:cantons
2128:of the
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1989:Thurgau
1949:Lucerne
1718:Cantons
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80:Italian
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5531:Rwanda
5521:Poland
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5248:Russia
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5088:Zug ZG
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2094:German
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2004:Valais
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1974:Schwyz
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5461:Kenya
5446:Japan
5431:Italy
5416:Haiti
5406:Gabon
5386:Egypt
5356:Chile
5263:Sudan
5233:Nepal
5218:India
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4806:Music
4801:Media
4706:Women
4621:Crime
4281:Parks
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