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Bern
Bern or Berne is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to by the Swiss as their Bundesstadt, or "federal city". With a population of 142,493, Bern is the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities, had a population of 406,900 in 2014. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000. Bern is also the capital of the canton of Bern, the second-most populous of Switzerland's cantons.
Davos
Davos is an Alpine town, and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 10,937 (2017). Davos is located on the river Landwasser, in the Rhaetian Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range at 1,560 m (5,120 ft) above sea level.
Ruth Dreifuss
Ruth Dreifuss is a Swiss politician affiliated with the Social Democratic Party. She was a member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1993 to 2002, representing the Canton of Geneva.
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is a political party in Switzerland. It has been represented by two Federal Councilors since 1960 and got the second-most votes in the 2015 national elections.
Council of States (Switzerland)
The Council of States is the smaller chamber of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, and is considered the Assembly's upper house, with the National Council being the lower house. There are 46 Councillors.
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian-democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 28 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 13 seats. It has one seat, that of Viola Amherd, on the Swiss Federal Council.
Hans-Rudolf Merz
Hans-Rudolf Merz is a Swiss politician of FDP.The Liberals and former member of the Swiss Federal Council. He was the head of the Federal Department of Finance from 2004 to 2010 and President of the Swiss Confederation for 2009. On 6 August 2010 Merz announced his resignation for October 2010.
Grand Council of Bern
The Grand Council is the parliament of the Swiss canton of Bern.
Didier Burkhalter
Didier Burkhalter is a former Swiss politician.
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Adrian Amstutz
Adrian Amstutz is a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss National Council from the Canton of Berne.
Steg-Hohtenn
Steg-Hohtenn is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipality comprises the villages of Steg and Hohtenn.
Simonetta Sommaruga
Simonetta Sommaruga is a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland who is a current member of the Swiss Federal Council, the federal government of Switzerland, and head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications. She previously served as head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police. She served as Vice President of the Swiss Confederation for the year 2014, and in 2015 succeeded to the role of President. Subsequently, she returned to the Vice-Presidency in 2019.
Ursula Koch
Ursula Koch is a former Swiss politician, and was the first women president of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP).
Regula Rytz
Regula Rytz is a Swiss historian and politician of the Green Party of Switzerland.
Chantal Galladé
Chantal Galladé is a Swiss politician, represented the Canton of Zürich in the Swiss National Council as member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP) from December 2003 until December 2018.
Min Li Marti
Min Li Marti is a Swiss sociologist, historian, publisher and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP).