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The elected member who has also received the most votes for president takes that office for the entirety of their term on the council, i.e. 4 years. In other cantons the electorate only elects the council members, and the presidency rotates according to seniority among members (e.g. Zürich and also in the federal council).
Along with the canton of Berne, Vaud is one of the two cantons whose territory extends from the Jura to the Alps, through the three distinct geographic regions of Switzerland. The areas in the south east are mountainous, situated on the north side of the Bernese Alps. This region is commonly named the Vaud Alps (French: Alpes Vaudoises).
Term of office Political party Canton; 1 Jonas Furrer (1805–1861) 21 November 1848 31 December 1849 Free Democratic Party: Zürich: 2 Henri Druey (1799–1855) 1 January 1850 31 December 1850 Free Democratic Party: Vaud: 3 Josef Munzinger (1791–1855) 1 January 1851 31 December 1851 Free Democratic Party: Solothurn: 4 Jonas Furrer (1805 ...
Once elected for a four-year-term, Federal Councillors can neither be voted out of office by a motion of no confidence nor can they be impeached. Reelection is possible for an indefinite number of terms. Parliament has decided not to reelect a sitting Federal Councillor only four times and only twice (in 2003 and 2007) since 1872.
The cantonal legislatures are elected for four years, except in Fribourg, Vaud, Geneva and Jura, which elect their legislatures for five years. The largest legislature, in Zürich, has 180 members, whilst the smallest, in less-populous Appenzell Innerrhoden, has only 49 members. Appenzell Innerrhoden is also the only legislature that is non ...
The Council of State of the Canton of Vaud (French: Conseil d'État du Canton de Vaud) is the executive organ of the Canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. Vaud has a seven-member Conseil d'État . The responsibilities of the Council of State is to run the administration, submit laws and decrees to the Grand Council, observe a budget and adopt ...
This is a list of members of the Swiss National Council for the 2019–2023 term. The National Council has 200 members, each elected to represent one of twenty-six cantons. ...
For the same reason, the principal table only records the date of election and not the date on which the Federal Councillors assumed their office. Once elected for a four-year-term, Federal Councillors can neither be voted out of office by a motion of no confidence nor can they be impeached. Reelection is possible for an indefinite number of terms.