2006_Swiss_Federal_Council_election

2006 Swiss Federal Council election

2006 Swiss Federal Council election

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On 14 June 2006, a by-election was held for the vacant seat of Joseph Deiss on the Federal Council, the government of Switzerland.

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The joint chambers of the Federal Assembly elected Doris Leuthard of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland in the first round of voting with 133 votes out of 234.[1]

Candidates

Doris Leuthard, at that time president of her party and member of the National Council representing the canton of Aargau, was the only official candidate for the seat of Joseph Deiss. Several other members of her party also received votes.

Results

More information Round 1, Doris Leuthard ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Geiser, Urs (14 June 2006). "Leuthard steps up to the cabinet". swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
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