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Dec 13, 2023 · Swiss name new president and cabinet members. [1/4]Federal Councillors Viola Amherd, Guy Parmelin, Ignazio Cassis, Karin Keller-Sutter, Albert Roesti, Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, Beat Jans and ...
Nov 24, 2022 · In the year before assuming the presidency, the vice-president of the Federal Council acts as deputy to the incumbent President, and is responsible for discharging the President's duties in the event that the President is prevented from doing so.
Dec 7, 2022 · Interior Minister Alain Berset will take on the rotating role of Swiss president next year, parliament has decided. As expected, current vice-president Berset was selected from the seven-member...
Seven equal members. The Federal Council is Switzerland’s government. Its members are elected by Parliament for a four-year term of office. The most recent election of all its members was held on 11 December 2019, following the parliamentary elections on 20 October. The position of president is held by a different member each year.
However, as for the choice of president, this rule is unwritten. The only formal rule, as specified in article 176 of the Swiss Constitution, [3] is that the president can not be elected as either president or vice-president for the following year.
Dec 13, 2023 · ZURICH - Switzerland named a new president on Wednesday and the make up of the country's government for the next four years. Current defence minister Viola Amherd will take on the position of...
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Presidential year 2024. Viola Amherd was elected President of the Swiss Confederation for 2024 on 13 December 2023. It is her first term as president.
