2263:". 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
2539:
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
2423:) 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
2399:. 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" (
2403:). 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 (
2271:. 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.
2169:. 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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When the Swiss federation was founded in 1848, the number of seats was not yet fixed, and was thus determined by the population of the individual
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2298:. This system is unique in that it allows voters to split their vote across different parties, depending on which candidate the voter prefers.
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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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3788:
1938:
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4954:
4910:
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1968:
1859:
512:
312:
1953:
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4837:
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1134:
5661:
1898:
4270:
1983:
1864:
1678:
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5370:
5365:
2142:, for four year terms. These members are apportioned to the Swiss cantons in proportion to their population. Both houses meet in the
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1958:
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4421:
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1923:
1704:
1219:
614:
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5625:
5605:
5385:
5247:
4204:
1988:
1948:
1009:
321:
5691:
5565:
5490:
5355:
5267:
4507:
4265:
2018:
2003:
1993:
1973:
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1893:
1174:
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362:
258:
167:
17:
2043:
5671:
5643:
5570:
4512:
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1673:
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5706:
5701:
5686:
5415:
5300:
5207:
5187:
4695:
4350:
4325:
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2008:
1943:
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1089:
984:
969:
944:
939:
929:
537:
5555:
5465:
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5136:
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2013:
1998:
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5295:
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4225:
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1683:
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The number of seats given to the cantons which are entitled to more than one seat is determined using the
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Unlike the upper house where no translation is provided, simultaneous translation is provided into
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represents the cantons - each of them having the same weight, regardless of its population.
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The cantons use a unique system of proportional representation, sometimes called a "
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The Law
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2135:. Containing 200 seats, the National Council is the larger of the two houses.
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2348:(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
National Council elections.
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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
Grossenbacher and Thomas Preusse (26 June 2015).
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system, each voter has as many votes as there are seats in the canton.
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Development of composition of the Swiss
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List of members of the National Council of Switzerland (2023–2027)
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Committee for the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy (CESPE)
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Tax loopholes and merger/economic policy (merger of UBS and SBV)
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The role and powers of the National Council are regulated by the
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List of members of the National Council of Switzerland, 2003–07
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the two councils must meet together to discuss the matter.
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2411:) on the first Monday in June, the Autumn session (
2593:Committee for Economic Affairs and Taxation (CEAT)
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2581:Committee for Social Security and Health (CSSH)
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2466:Energy policy after the
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116:52nd National Council
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3597:, September 26, 2019
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4983:Basel-Landschaft BL
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4601:Capital punishment
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1017:
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1007:
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987:
982:
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962:
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529:Ignazio Cassis
526:
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414:Federal Palace
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376:First election
375:
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371:
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355:
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341:Length of term
340:
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316:
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298:
289:
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271:
262:
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242:
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106:
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83:
76:
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68:
61:
60:
53:
46:
45:
40:
39:
35:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5873:
5862:
5859:
5857:
5854:
5852:
5849:
5847:
5844:
5843:
5841:
5831:
5821:
5819:
5814:
5809:
5808:
5805:
5792:
5789:
5787:
5784:
5782:
5779:
5778:
5775:
5769:
5766:
5764:
5761:
5759:
5756:
5754:
5753:Tricameralism
5751:
5749:
5748:Unicameralism
5746:
5744:
5741:
5740:
5738:
5734:
5728:
5725:
5723:
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5678:
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5660:
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5636:Non-UN states
5633:
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5624:
5622:
5619:
5617:
5614:
5612:
5609:
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5596:Dependent and
5593:
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5584:
5582:
5579:
5577:
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5572:
5569:
5567:
5564:
5562:
5559:
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5499:
5497:
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5477:
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5469:
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5439:
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5409:
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5399:
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5364:
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5317:
5314:
5312:
5309:
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5299:
5297:
5294:
5292:
5289:
5287:
5284:
5283:
5281:
5279:
5275:
5269:
5268:United States
5266:
5264:
5261:
5259:
5256:
5254:
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5128:
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5124:
5112:
5109:
5107:
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5089:
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5081:
5079:
5076:
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5069:
5066:
5064:
5061:
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5053:St. Gallen SG
5051:
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5044:
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5039:
5036:
5034:
5031:
5029:
5026:
5024:
5021:
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5009:
5006:
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4991:
4989:
4986:
4984:
4981:
4979:
4976:
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4971:
4969:
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4958:
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4946:
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4925:
4921:
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4909:
4907:
4902:
4900:
4895:
4894:
4891:
4879:
4876:
4874:
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4870:
4865:
4861:
4858:
4854:
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4708:
4702:
4699:
4697:
4694:
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4689:
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4684:
4682:
4679:
4677:
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4672:
4669:
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4664:
4662:
4659:
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4609:
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4599:
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4571:
4568:
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4514:
4511:
4509:
4506:
4504:
4498:
4496:
4493:
4491:
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4483:Private banks
4481:
4479:
4476:
4475:
4474:
4471:
4469:
4466:
4464:
4461:
4460:
4457:
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4428:
4425:
4423:
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4416:
4413:
4411:
4408:
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4403:
4401:
4398:
4396:
4393:
4391:
4388:
4386:
4383:
4381:
4378:
4376:
4375:Landsgemeinde
4373:
4369:
4366:
4365:
4364:
4361:
4357:
4354:
4352:
4349:
4347:
4344:
4343:
4341:
4339:
4336:
4334:
4331:
4327:
4326:Supreme Court
4324:
4323:
4322:
4319:
4317:
4314:
4312:
4309:
4308:
4305:
4302:
4300:
4296:
4282:
4279:
4277:
4274:
4272:
4269:
4267:
4264:
4262:
4259:
4257:
4254:
4252:
4249:
4247:
4244:
4242:
4239:
4237:
4234:
4232:
4229:
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4224:
4222:
4219:
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4212:
4206:
4203:
4199:
4196:
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4180:
4177:
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4140:
4137:
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4127:
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4120:
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4115:
4112:
4110:
4107:
4105:
4102:
4100:
4097:
4095:
4092:
4090:
4087:
4085:
4082:
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4077:
4075:
4072:
4070:
4067:
4065:
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4057:
4055:
4052:
4051:
4050:
4047:
4046:
4044:
4042:
4038:
4032:
4029:
4027:
4026:Swiss Plateau
4024:
4022:
4019:
4018:
4016:
4012:
4008:
4005:
4003:
3999:
3994:
3984:
3981:
3977:
3974:
3973:
3972:
3969:
3967:
3964:
3962:
3959:
3957:
3956:Federal state
3954:
3952:
3949:
3947:
3944:
3942:
3939:
3937:
3934:
3930:
3927:
3925:
3922:
3920:
3917:
3916:
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3912:
3910:
3907:
3905:
3904:Early history
3902:
3900:
3897:
3895:
3892:
3891:
3889:
3887:
3883:
3879:
3874:
3870:
3866:
3859:
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3836:
3830:
3827:
3825:
3822:
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3817:
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3796:
3792:
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3771:
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3762:
3758:
3755:
3749:
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3692:
3677:
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3666:
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3633:
3628:
3613:
3609:
3603:
3596:
3592:
3587:
3581:
3577:
3573:
3569:
3565:
3564:
3559:
3558:Pierre Cormon
3554:
3538:
3532:
3516:
3510:
3508:
3503:
3490:
3484:
3480:
3470:
3467:
3465:
3462:
3460:
3457:
3455:
3452:
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3420:
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3407:
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3400:
3397:
3394:
3383:
3380:
3379:
3375:
3372:
3369:
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3355:
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3327:
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3319:
3316:
3313:
3310:
3299:
3296:
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3291:
3288:
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3271:
3268:
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3260:
3257:
3254:
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3239:
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3226:
3215:
3212:
3211:
3207:
3204:
3201:
3198:
3187:
3184:
3183:
3179:
3176:
3173:
3170:
3159:
3156:
3155:
3151:
3148:
3145:
3142:
3131:
3128:
3127:
3123:
3120:
3117:
3114:
3103:
3100:
3099:
3095:
3092:
3089:
3086:
3075:
3072:
3071:
3067:
3064:
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3058:
3047:
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3039:
3036:
3033:
3030:
3019:
3016:
3015:
3011:
3008:
3005:
3002:
2991:
2988:
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2899:
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2809:
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2795:
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2722:
2711:
2708:
2707:
2703:
2700:
2697:
2694:
2683:
2680:
2679:
2676:Voting power
2675:
2672:
2669:
2666:
2664:
2661:
2659:
2656:
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2648:
2636:
2633:
2630:
2627:
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2504:
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2499:
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2469:
2465:
2462:
2461:
2458:
2454:
2451:
2450:
2446:
2443:
2442:
2439:Reason/event
2438:
2435:
2434:
2428:
2426:
2422:
2421:Wintersession
2418:
2414:
2413:Herbstsession
2410:
2409:Sommersession
2406:
2402:
2398:
2394:
2385:
2377:
2371:
2366:
2357:
2355:
2351:
2347:
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2257:
2255:
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2246:
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2240:
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2197:
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2163:
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2151:
2149:
2145:
2141:
2136:
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2126:
2122:
2118:
2114:
2110:
2106:
2102:
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2054:
2052:
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2029:
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2010:
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1962:
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1942:
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1935:
1932:
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1897:
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1871:
1870:Landsgemeinde
1868:
1866:
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1809:
1807:
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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:
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1739:
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1498:
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1478:
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1473:
1471:
1468:
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5153:Lower houses
5106:Federal Diet
5048:Solothurn SO
5028:Nidwalden NW
5023:Neuchâtel NE
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4920:Legislatures
4811:National Day
4734:Coat of arms
4724:Architecture
4691:Swiss people
4681:Prostitution
4651:Homelessness
4621:Demographics
4606:Conscription
4543:Trade unions
4478:Central bank
4409:
4363:Human rights
4316:Constitution
4041:Subdivisions
3976:list of wars
3878:Major topics
3877:
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3795:the original
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3781:Bibliography
3774: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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5830:Switzerland
5692:South Korea
5626:Puerto Rico
5616:Isle of Man
5531:Saint Lucia
5511:Philippines
5491:Netherlands
5431:Ivory Coast
5263:Switzerland
5253:South Sudan
5033:Obwalden OW
4993:Fribourg FR
4784:Röstigraben
4661:Immigration
4468:Agriculture
4342:Government
4226:Earthquakes
3951:Restoration
3936:Reformation
3899:Enlargement
3865:Switzerland
3743:Art. 151 BV
3734:Art. 148 BV
3292:13,066,992
3000:Basel-Stadt
2732:23,641,104
2704:49,212,905
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2417:Federal Day
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2127:, with the
2121:lower house
2093: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
5840:Categories
5644:Somaliland
5576:Uzbekistan
5551:Tajikistan
5471:Madagascar
5451:Kazakhstan
5058:Thurgau TG
5018:Lucerne LU
5008:Grisons GR
4791:Literature
4646:Healthcare
4631:Euthanasia
4611:Corruption
4523:Swiss made
4502:(currency)
4405:Parliament
4400:Neutrality
4021:Swiss Alps
3961:World wars
3924:RĂĽtli Oath
3499:References
3376:5,670,360
3320:2,536,176
3264:2,695,544
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3208:9,994,896
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3140:St. Gallen
3040:1,945,811
2984:1,559,016
2956:1,992,676
2760:3,819,660
2570:Committees
2485:Financing
2256:of votes.
2239:Since 1971
2210:Under the
2198:, but not
2131:being the
1984:St. Gallen
1939:GraubĂĽnden
433:.parlament
268:The Centre
150:Leadership
5727:Venezuela
5697:Nicaragua
5416:Indonesia
5178:Australia
5173:Argentina
5088:ZĂĽrich ZH
5073:Valais VS
5063:Ticino TI
5043:Schwyz SZ
5003:Glarus GL
4998:Geneva GE
4963:Aargau AG
4759:Languages
4626:Education
4548:Transport
4490:Companies
4333:Elections
4271:Mountains
4251:Hydrology
4188:Districts
4002:Geography
3909:Roman era
3804:4 January
3595:SwissInfo
3489:panachage
3415:8,001,054
3336:Neuchâtel
2972:Solothurn
2860:Nidwalden
2698:1,406,083
2444:July 1891
2344:with the
2269:panachage
2261:free list
2231:Wahlkreis
2119:) is the
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
5818:Politics
5586:Zimbabwe
5556:Thailand
5536:Slovenia
5506:Paraguay
5391:Eswatini
5356:Colombia
5341:Cameroon
5336:Cambodia
5306:Barbados
5238:Pakistan
5218:Malaysia
5208:Ethiopia
4873:Category
4818:Religion
4754:Helvetia
4749:Folklore
4666:Pensions
4596:Abortion
4528:Taxation
4390:Military
4299:Politics
4246:Glaciers
4214:By topic
3894:Timeline
3869:articles
3757:Archived
3711:"Fedlex"
3691:cite web
3636:SR 161.1
3576:Archived
3574:, p. 28
3543:9 August
3521:9 August
3428:See also
3404:141,084
3348:692,732
3180:966,940
3068:154,278
3012:970,450
2944:Fribourg
2928:340,791
2832:Obwalden
2816:591,616
2487:Swissair
2254:majority
2221:Since a
1964:Obwalden
1924:Fribourg
1846:Zug (ZG)
1831:Uri (UR)
1638:Optional
5804:Portals
5736:Related
5677:Hungary
5654:Defunct
5611:Bermuda
5571:Uruguay
5521:Romania
5486:Namibia
5481:Myanmar
5476:Morocco
5466:Liberia
5461:Lesotho
5436:Jamaica
5421:Ireland
5406:Grenada
5331:Burundi
5326:Bolivia
5311:Belarus
5301:Bahrain
5296:Bahamas
5286:Algeria
5278:Unitary
5248:Somalia
5233:Nigeria
5188:Belgium
5183:Austria
5165:Federal
5078:Vaud VD
5013:Jura JU
4988:Bern BE
4922:of the
4857:Outline
4828:Symbols
4779:Romansh
4774:Italian
4739:Cuisine
4711:Culture
4696:Welfare
4676:Poverty
4671:Prisons
4584:Society
4538:Tourism
4473:Banking
4451:Economy
4256:Islands
4241:Forests
4221:Climate
4049:Cantons
3886:History
3720:2 April
3681:4 April
3409:Overall
3370:472,530
3342:173,183
3314:317,022
3286:725,944
3258:336,943
3230:254,528
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3174:193,388
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2748:Lucerne
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2105:Italian
1989:Thurgau
1949:Lucerne
1718:Cantons
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5411:Haiti
5401:Gabon
5381:Egypt
5351:Chile
5258:Sudan
5228:Nepal
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4796:Media
4701:Women
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