runs concurrently with
that of president)
cabinet:
Federal Council (German - Bundesrat, French - Censeil Federal, Italian
- Consiglio Federale); elected by the Federal Assembly from own
members
Legislative branch:
bicameral Federal Assembly (German - Bundesversammlung, French -
Assemblee Federale, Italian - Assemblea Federale)
Council of States:
(German - Standerat, French - Conseil des Etats, Italian - Consiglio
degli Stati) elections last held throughout 1991 (next to be held NA
1995); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (46 total) FDP
18, CVP 16, SVP 4, SPS 3, LPS 3, LdU 1, Ticino League 1
National Council:
(German - Nationalrat, French - Conseil National, Italian - Consiglio
Nazionale) elections last held 20 October 1991 (next to be held NA
October 1995); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (200
total) FDP 44, SPS 42, CVP 37, SVP 25, GPS 14, LPS 10, AP 8, LdU 6, SD
5, EVP 3, PdA 2, Ticino League 2, other 2
Judicial branch:
Federal Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders:
Free Democratic Party (FDP), Bruno HUNZIKER, president; Social
Democratic Party (SPS), Helmut HUBACHER, chairman; Christian
Democratic People's Party (CVP), Eva SEGMULLER-WEBER, chairman; Swiss
People's Party (SVP), Hans UHLMANN, president; Green Party (GPS),
Peter SCHMID, president; Automobile Party (AP), DREYER; Alliance of
Independents' Party (LdU), Dr. Franz JAEGER, president; Swiss
Democratic Party (SD), NA; Evangelical People's Party (EVP), Max
DUNKI, president; Workers' Party (PdA; Communist), Jean SPIELMANN,
general secretary; Ticino League, leader NA; Liberal Party (LPS),
Gilbert COUTAU, president
Member of:
AfDB, AG (observer), AsDB, Australian Group, BIS, CCC, CE, CERN, COCOM
(cooperating), CSCE, EBRD, ECE, EFTA, ESA, FAO, G-8, G-10, GATT, IADB,
IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO,
INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LORCS, MINURSO,
MTRC, NAM (guest), NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, PCA, UN (observer),
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOMIG, UNPROFOR, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Carlo JAGMETTI
chancery:
2900 Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone:
(202) 745-7900
FAX:
(202) 387-2564
consulate(s) general:
Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco
US diplomatic representati