Bundesrat
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The Bundesrat is the federal council that serves as the collective head of state and government of Switzerland, composed of seven members who jointly exercise executive authority.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bundesrat canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collective head of state
ⓘ
collegial government ⓘ federal executive council ⓘ |
| appoints | federal chancellor of Switzerland ⓘ |
| budgetResponsibility | drafting federal budget ⓘ |
| cannotBeDissolvedBy |
Swiss Federal Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Assembly of Switzerland
|
| collectiveResponsibility | yes ⓘ |
| composition | seven Federal Councillors ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Federal Constitution
|
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| decisionMaking | collegiality principle ⓘ |
| electedBy |
Swiss Federal Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Assembly of Switzerland
|
| electionFrequency | every 4 years ⓘ |
| electionMethod | secret ballot ⓘ |
| established | 1848 ⓘ |
| exercises | executive authority of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ |
| governanceStyle | consensus democracy ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Federal Security Service of Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasNo |
single prime minister
ⓘ
vote of no confidence mechanism ⓘ |
| languageNameFrench |
Swiss Federal Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Conseil fédéral
|
| languageNameGerman | Bundesrat self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| languageNameItalian |
Swiss Federal Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Consiglio federale
|
| languageNameRomansh | Cussegl federal ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme executive authority of Switzerland ⓘ |
| location | Bern ⓘ |
| meetingDay | Wednesday ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Federal Palace of Switzerland ⓘ |
| meetsUsually | once a week ⓘ |
| memberRemoval | only by non-reelection by Federal Assembly ⓘ |
| membersHead | federal departments ⓘ |
| memberTitle | Federal Councillor ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 7 ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.admin.ch ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | Swiss direct democracy ⓘ |
| presidencyRotation | annually among members ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer | President of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ |
| proposes | federal legislation to the Federal Assembly ⓘ |
| reElection | indefinitely possible ⓘ |
| represents | Switzerland in foreign relations (collectively) ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Swiss federal government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal administration of Switzerland
implementation of federal laws ⓘ |
| role |
collective head of state of Switzerland
ⓘ
head of government of Switzerland ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Swiss Federal Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Assembly of Switzerland
|
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| worksWith | Federal Chancellery of Switzerland ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bundesrat (Switzerland)