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Federal Council — general renewal

Switzerland elections · 2023-12-13 · held

The Federal Assembly selected the seven-member collective executive after the National Council renewal.

Indirect election — selection through an electoral body rather than a direct national popular vote. The record notes explain the selection process.

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Results: final · partial coverage · Seven elected members; winning counts from separate seat ballots, not a shared denominator

Federal Council — general renewal — recorded results
Party / candidateElector ballotsElector ballot shareSeatsElectoral votes
Beat Jans
Social Democratic Party — Elected
134—1—
Guy Parmelin
Swiss People's Party — Elected
215—1—
Ignazio Cassis
FDP.The Liberals — Elected
167—1—
Viola Amherd
The Centre — Elected
201—1—
Karin Keller-Sutter
FDP.The Liberals — Elected
176—1—
Albert Rösti
Swiss People's Party — Elected
189—1—
Élisabeth Baume-Schneider
Social Democratic Party — Elected
151—1—

The Federal Council is Switzerland’s seven-member government and collective head of state. The United Federal Assembly elects each seat separately; this is not a nationwide popular presidential ballot. General renewals follow the National Council renewal. Historic polling days, all candidates and individual ballot counts are not inferred where unverified. The seven winning candidate counts are a partial numerical summary across separate seat elections. Full candidate rows for every source ballot are linked as separate records, including ballots without a majority.

Sources & further reading

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