National Council

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The National Council is the larger chamber of Switzerland’s federal parliament, representing the Swiss population through proportionally elected members from all cantons.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of parliament
lower house of a bicameral legislature
abbreviation NR
apportionedBy population of the cantons
constitutionalBasis Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
country Switzerland
electoralDistricts Swiss cantons
electoralSystem proportional representation
electorate Swiss citizens with federal voting rights
eligibilityRequirement Swiss citizenship
minimum age 18
foundationDate 1848
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasLegislativeProcedure bicameral concurrence with Council of States
hasPower approval of the federal budget
electing members of the Federal Council
electing the Federal Chancellor
federal legislation
supervision of the Federal Council
hasRole represents the Swiss population
isElectedBy popular vote
isLargerChamberOf Federal Assembly of Switzerland
jointSessionName United Federal Assembly
language French
German
Italian
Romansh
locatedIn Bern
meetsIn Federal Palace of Switzerland
meetsInChamber National Council chamber in the Federal Palace
meetsJointlyWith Council of States (Switzerland)
minimumSeatsPerCanton 1
nativeName Conseil national
Consiglio nazionale
Cussegl naziunal
Nationalrat
numberOfMembers 200
oversees federal administration of Switzerland
partOf Federal Assembly of Switzerland
presidingOfficerTitle President of the National Council
sessionFrequency regular sessions annually
sharesLegislativePowerWith Council of States (Switzerland)
termLength 4 years
typeOfLegislature full-time professional parliament
votingAge 18
votingSystem open-list proportional representation
website https://www.parlament.ch

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