Council of States of Switzerland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Council_of_States_of_Switzerland
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkb:parliamentary_committee
gptkbp:country gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:each_canton_represented_by 2 members
gptkbp:each_half-canton_represented_by 1 member
gptkbp:electionMethod direct election
gptkbp:established 1848
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Council of States of Switzerland
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Federal_Assembly_of_Switzerland
bicameral
51st legislature (2019–2023)
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:National_Council_of_Switzerland
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Federal_Palace_of_Switzerland
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Conseil_des_États
gptkb:Consiglio_degli_Stati
gptkb:Cussegl_dals_Stadis
gptkb:Ständerat
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 46
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkb:German
gptkb:Italian
gptkb:Romansh
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Federal_Assembly_of_Switzerland
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_Council_of_States
gptkbp:termLength 4 years
gptkbp:votingSystem majoritarian
gptkbp:website https://www.parlament.ch/en/organe/staenderat
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Matthias_Weishaupt
gptkb:Wilhelm_Wicki
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6