National council (Swiss)

The National council is the Lower House of the federal Assemblée Suisse. It represents the Swiss people.

Composition

The National council counts 200 Député S ( national advisers ). Each canton constitutes an electoral constituency which elects at least a National Adviser in proportion to his population, even if its population is lower than the national average of inhabitants for a seat (which is currently of 36.000). The national advisers are elected with the poll proportional.

The federal elections of 2007 saw a big raise of the head offices Verts +8 (20 seats for 12 outgoing advisers) and of the UDC +7 (62 seats for 55 outgoing advisers). These progressions on the right and in the center were done with the detriment of the Swiss Socialist party -9 and the democratic Radical party -5 as well as extreme line -2 (DS, UDF-EDU) and extreme left -2 (POP). The center is reinforced with +3 for the Christian Democratic party and +2 for GrüneLiberale.

Interparliamentary groups

The National council includes/understands a certain number of interparliamentary groups including/understanding as well members of the National council as Conseil of the States. They are founded to gather in their center all the deputies, independently of their political parties, interested to discuss of a particular question or a subject. There exist tens of groups interparliamentary of which most important are devoted to the economy, the environment, education, agriculture, etc Of others are interested to tie close contacts with the national parliaments of other countries.

Internal bonds

List of the members of the Council
List of the presidents of the Council

External bond

Official site of the National council

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