2017 Swiss Federal Council election
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2017 Swiss Federal Council election
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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. 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 rot
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