2017 Swiss Federal Council election

2017 Swiss Federal Council by-election
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Candidate Ignazio Cassis Pierre Maudet Isabelle Moret
Party FDP.The Liberals FDP.The Liberals FDP.The Liberals
1st round 109 62 55
2nd round 125 90 28

A by-election to the Swiss Federal Council was held on 20 September 2017, after federal councillor Didier Burkhalter (FDP-NE) announced he would leave the Council effective 31 October 2017.[1][2] The by-election resulted in the election of Ignazio Cassis (FDP-TI), resulting in no change in the partisan composition of the council.

The election of the President of the Confederation was later held on 6 December 2017, choosing Alain Berset (SP-FR) as president for the year 2018, following the expected rotating order of the ceremonial presidency.

  1. ^ Le Conseil fédéral – Le portail du Gouvernement suisse (10 January 2019). "Election du Conseil fédéral: 20 septembre 2017". admin.ch. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  2. ^ L'Assemblée fédérale — Le Parlement suisse. "Démission du conseiller fédéral Didier Burkhalter - Élection de son successeur". parlament.ch. Retrieved 9 September 2022.