Elections

The Federal Council, the Federal Chancellor, the federal judges and other elections.

Basis

Art. 168 Appointments
1 The Federal Assembly elects the members of the Federal Council, the Federal Chancellor, the judges of the Federal Supreme Court and, in times of war, the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces ("the General").
2 The law may authorise the Federal Assembly to make or confirm other appointments.

Federal Constitution (SR 101), version of 03.03.2024, from Fedlex – English is not an official language of Switzerland; the translation is for information only ↗

How it works

NominationFor the courts, the Judicial Committee proposes candidates; for the Federal Council, the parliamentary groups.
ElectionThe National Council and the Council of States elect together, as the United Federal Assembly, by secret ballot.
Swearing-inThose elected take the oath or make the solemn promise before the Federal Assembly.

In Parliament

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