Council of States

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The Council of States is the smaller chamber of the Swiss Federal Assembly, representing the cantons at the national legislative level.


Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Swiss Federal Assembly
legislative chamber
upper house
buildingStyle neo-Renaissance (Federal Palace)
chamberType smaller chamber
coequalWith National Council
compositionPrinciple representation of cantons
constitutionalBasis Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
country Switzerland
electoralDistrict Swiss cantons
establishedInYear 1848
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasJurisdictionOver federal budget
federal legislation
international treaties of Switzerland
languageUsed French
German
Italian
Romansh language
surface form: Romansh
legislativeBodyOf Switzerland
surface form: Swiss Confederation
legislativeProcessRole must approve federal laws together with the National Council
legislature Swiss Federal Assembly
location Bern
meetsIn Federal Palace of Switzerland
surface form: Council of States chamber, Federal Palace
membersCalled Councillors of States
memberSelection elected in cantonal elections
numberOfMembers 46
officialName Swiss Federal Assembly
surface form: Conseil des États

Swiss Federal Assembly
surface form: Consiglio degli Stati

Council of States self-link
Cussegl dals Stadis
Ständerat
partOf Swiss Federal Assembly
surface form: Federal Assembly of Switzerland
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Council of States
represents Swiss cantons
Swiss half-cantons
seat Federal Palace of Switzerland
sessionFrequency regular sessions several times per year
termLength 4 years
votingSystem majoritarian voting system
website https://www.parlament.ch

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swiss Federal Assembly hasPart Council of States
Council of States officialName Council of States self-link
Switzerland upperHouse Council of States