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2006 Swiss Federal Council election information


2006 Swiss Federal Council election
2006 Swiss Federal Council election
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Nominee Doris Leuthard Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi
Party Christian Democrats Christian Democrats
Electoral vote 133 29

Federal Councillor before election

Joseph Deiss
Christian Democrats

Elected Federal Councillor

Doris Leuthard
Christian Democrats

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

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]

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

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