National Council (Switzerland)
The National Council (; ; ; ) is the lower house of the Federal Assembly (Switzerland), Federal Assembly, with the upper house being the Council of States (Switzerland), Council of States. Containing 200 seats, the National Council is the larger of the two houses. Adult citizens elect the council's members, who are called National Councillors, for four year terms. These members are apportioned to the Swiss cantons in proportion to their population. Both houses meet in the Federal Palace of Switzerland in Bern. Organisation With 200 members, the National Council is the larger house of the Swiss legislature. It represents the people, the vote of each citizen having more or less the same weight, whereas the Council of States (Switzerland), Council of States represents the cantons - each of them having the same weight, regardless of its population.Pierre Cormon, Swiss Politics for Complete Beginners', Editions Slatkine, 2014, , p. 28 When the Swiss federation was founded in 184 ...
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List Of Members Of The National Council Of Switzerland (2023–2027)
This is a list of members of the Swiss National Council for the 2023–2027 term as elected in the 2023 Swiss federal election. List See also * List of members of the Swiss Council of States (2023–2027) References

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