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Federal Council of Switzerland - Definition and Overview |
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The Swiss Federal Council (in German: Bundesrat, in French: Conseil fédéral, in Italian: Consiglio federale, in Romansh: Cussegl Federal) is the seven-member executive council which collectively assumes the office of head of state equivalent to that of a president or of a monarch in the government of Switzerland.
Each of the seven Federal Councillors heads a department. Following the elections of 10 December 2003, they are:
One of the seven is elected to be president of the Federal Council (President of the Confederation) for a term of one year: he or she has no power above and beyond the other six, but assumes special representative functions.
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External links
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Example Usage of Switzerland |
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pamcryv8f: Do you live near Switzerland? Little King's Story director will... http://tinyurl.com/yj8ysut |
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Rapperholiks: Dead Prez in Zurich, Switzerland, November 7, 2009: for tickets: http://bit.ly/4sCxMV |
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