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Elections in Switzerland
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Elections in Switzerland gives information on election and election results in Switzerland.
Switzerland elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung/Assemblée fédérale/Asamblea Federale/Assemblea Federala) has two chambers. The National Council (Nationalrat/Conseil National/Consiglio Nazionale/Cussegl Naziunal) has 200 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies, the cantons. The Council of States(Ständerat/Conseil des Etats/Consiglio degli Stati/Cussegl dals Stadis) has 46 members, elected for four years in 20 multi-seat and 6 single-seat constituencies which are equal to the 26 cantons and half-cantons. The president is elected for a year term by the parliament out of the ministers. Switzerland has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
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| Parties | Abbr. | Votes | % | +/- % | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss People's Party | SVP/UDC | 561817 | 26.6 | +4.1% | 55 | +11 |
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | SPS/PSS | 490388 | 23.4 | +0.9% | 52 | +1 |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland | FDP/PRD | 363643 | 17.3 | -2.6% | 36 | -7 |
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland | CVP/PDC | 302355 | 14.4 | -1.4% | 28 | -7 |
| Green Party of Switzerland | GPS/PES | 155110 | 7.4 | +2.4% | 13 | +4 |
| Evangelical People's Party | EVP/PEV | 47839 | 2.3 | +0.5% | 3 | 0 |
| Liberal Party of Switzerland | LPS/PLS | 45864 | 2.2 | 0.0% | 4 | -2 |
| Federal Democratic Union | EDU/UDF | 26586 | 1.3 | +0.1% | 2 | +1 |
| Swiss Democrats | SD/DS | 20175 | 1.0 | -0.8% | 1 | 0 |
| Swiss Labour Party | PdA/PST | 14595 | 0.7 | -0.3% | 2 | -1 |
| Alternative List (include Socialist Green Alternatives of Zug) | AL | 12523 | 0.6 | +0.4% | 1 | +1 |
| Solidarities | SOL | 10563 | 0.5 | 0.0% | 1 | +1 |
| Christian Social Party | CSP/PCS | 7358 | 0.4 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 |
| Ticino League | LEGA | 7304 | 0.4 | -0.5% | 1 | -1 |
| Freedom Party of Switzerland | FPS | 3999 | 0.2 | -0.7% | 0 | 0 |
| Total (turnout %) | 200 | |||||
| Source: www.wahlen.ch/www.ch03.ch. | ||||||
| Parties | Seats | Change |
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| Swiss People's Party SVP/UDC | 8 | +1 |
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland SPS/PSS | 9 | +3 |
| Free Democratic Party of Switzerland FDP/PRD | 14 | -4 |
| Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland CVP/PDC | 15 | 0 |
| Total | 46 |
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