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Schweiz aktuell (literally "Switzerland Today") is the title of a current affairs show on German-language Swiss public television channel SRF 1. It started in 1981 as DRS aktuell , Schweiz aktuell .
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The First Geneva Convention (1864). Geneva is the city that hosts the highest number of international organisations in the world. [1]Article 54 of the Swiss Constitution of 1999 declares the safeguarding of Switzerland's independence and welfare as the principal objective of Swiss foreign policy.
The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Switzerland a "full democracy" in 2022. [6] [needs update] According to Freedom House, an American NGO, Switzerland is among the freest countries in the world, with a 2020 score of 39/40 on political rights and 57/60 on civil liberties (for a combined score of 96/100). [24]
This article is part of a series on the Politics of Switzerland Constitution Human rights Federal Council Members (by seniority) Beat Jans Guy Parmelin Ignazio Cassis Viola Amherd (President) Karin Keller-Sutter (Vice President) Albert Rösti Élisabeth Baume-Schneider Federal Chancellor Viktor Rossi Federal administration Federal Assembly Council of States (members) National Council (members ...
The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) is Switzerland's ministry of foreign affairs. As of 2019, it is headed by Ignazio Cassis ( FDP/PRD ). It is composed of the General Secretariat and of the State Secretariat, which in turn is composed of the following directorates and agencies: [ 12 ]
In Switzerland, the democratic movement was led – and the new federal state decisively shaped – by the Radicals (presently FDP. The Liberals ). After winning the Sonderbund War (the Swiss civil war) against the Catholic cantons, the Radicals at first used their majority in the Federal Assembly to fill all the seats on the Federal Council.
In 2021 Cassis served as Vice President of Switzerland. On 8 December 2021, he was elected President of Switzerland for the year 2022. He assumed the office on 1 January 2022 succeeding Guy Parmelin. In 2022, as president of the Swiss confederation, Cassis took a leading role in redefining Swiss neutrality in light of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict.