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Understand who leads each country—and how they came to power.

Explore national election results and current leaders around the world. Find presidents, prime ministers and heads of state, compare parliamentary seats won by political parties, and check when the next elections are expected. Choose a country to see its leadership portraits, election charts and links to official sources.

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Switzerland

Leadership

Portrait of Guy Parmelin
Guy Parmelin
President of the Swiss Confederation · 2026
Schweizerische Bundeskanzlei · Cropped · Photo source · Attribution

Switzerland is governed collectively by its seven-member Federal Council. Guy Parmelin holds the annually rotating presidency in 2026 as first among equals; he is not a sole executive president. Profile source

National government

Parmelin trained in agriculture and winegrowing and ran a farm and vineyard. His official biography lists historical board roles; those roles do not establish current share ownership. Official biography

SWITZERLAND · ELECTIONS & REPRESENTATION

Votes, seats & parliament

Dated source snapshot

Explore Switzerland’s recorded parliamentary results and how each chamber is selected. Leadership portraits appear above; the charts below show seats reported in the linked election records.

Chambers recorded22 not marked suspended in this source
Directly elected2Other chambers may use a different selection method
Results coverage2 / 2Chambers with a party-seat breakdown

These are dated election records, not live chamber membership. By-elections, vacancies, appointments and changes of party may alter the current composition. A seat total can cover only the seats allocated in that result; it does not automatically represent the full statutory chamber.

Directly elected

National Council

Recorded selection · 22 October 2023

200seats shown
Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC)62
Socialist Party (SP/PS)41
Centre Party29
FDP/The Liberals (FDP/PLR)28
Green Party (GPS/PES)23
Liberal Green Party (GLP/PVL)10
Federal Democratic Union (EDU)2
Evangelical People's Party (EVP/PEV)2
Geneva Citizens' Movement (MCR/MCG)2
Ticino League (Lega)1

Each seat icon represents one reported seat. Colours distinguish parties within this chart; the arc is a visual grouping, not a seating plan.

Largest allocation in this resultSwiss People's Party (SVP/UDC)62 of 200 reported seats. This alone does not identify a governing coalition.

Next recorded renewal projection24 October 2027A source projection, not a confirmed polling-day announcement.
View the source record ↗

Directly elected

Council of States

Recorded selection · 22 October 2023

46seats shown
Centre Party15
FDP/The Liberals (FDP/PLR)11
Socialist Party (SP/PS)9
Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC)6
Green Party (GPS/PES)3
Liberal Green Party (GLP/PVL)1
Geneva Citizens' Movement (MCR/MCG)1

Each seat icon represents one reported seat. Colours distinguish parties within this chart; the arc is a visual grouping, not a seating plan.

Largest allocation in this resultCentre Party15 of 46 reported seats. This alone does not identify a governing coalition.

Next recorded renewal projection24 October 2027A source projection, not a confirmed polling-day announcement.
View the source record ↗

Regional election maps require separately verified geographic results. National seat totals are shown here without inferring regional winners.

Inter-Parliamentary Union: Parliamentary elections, November 2026. Terms of use · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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