Federal Assembly of Switzerland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Federal_Assembly_of_Switzerland
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:AFS
gptkb:BV
AF
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:canEstablish gptkb:constitutional_law
federal laws
federal decrees
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Council_of_States
gptkbp:country gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:currentMLA 52nd legislature (2023–2027)
gptkbp:elects gptkb:Federal_Council
gptkb:Federal_Chancellor
Federal Supreme Court judges
gptkbp:established 1848
gptkbp:firstSession 6 November 1848
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Swiss_Federal_Constitution
gptkbp:legislature 4 years
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bern
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Federal_Palace_of_Switzerland
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Assamblea_federala_svizra
gptkb:Assemblée_fédérale_suisse
gptkb:Assemblea_federale_svizzera
gptkb:Schweizerische_Bundesversammlung
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 246
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 2
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkb:German
gptkb:Italian
gptkb:Romansh
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Federal_Council
gptkb:Federal_Administration
gptkbp:president gptkb:President_of_the_Council_of_States
President of the National Council
gptkbp:symbol Coat of arms of Switzerland
gptkbp:type bicameral
gptkbp:votingSystem majority system (Council of States)
proportional representation (National Council)
gptkbp:website https://www.parlament.ch/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Federal_Chancellor_of_Switzerland
gptkb:Swiss_Federal_Council
gptkb:Swiss_Parliament
gptkb:Swiss_Council_of_States
gptkb:Swiss_National_Bank_Act
gptkb:Social_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland
gptkb:federal_executive_government_(Switzerland)
gptkb:Swiss_Federal_Constitution
gptkb:Swiss_National_Council
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Federal Assembly of Switzerland