National
President of the Swiss Confederation
- French: Président de la Confédération
- German: Bundespräsident
- Italian: Presidente della Confederazione
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by the Federal Assembly
- Exact method
- Federal Constitution Art. 176: elected by the United Federal Assembly from among the Federal Council members for one year, by convention in order of seniority; the Vice President follows. Chairs the Federal Council with no powers over the other members.
- Chosen by
- Federal Assembly
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Guy Parmelin SVP since January 2026
Report Source: admin.ch,
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Sources
- fedlex.admin.ch · checked Federal Chancellery / Fedlex, Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), read 2026-10-12: sizes and selection of the offices (Art. 149, 150, 152, 168, 175, 176, 188). Federal Supreme Court size from Federal Supreme Court Act (SR 173.110) Art. 1. For: President of the Swiss Confederation
- fedlex.admin.ch · checked Federal Constitution (authentic German, French, Italian texts; Romansh translation), read 2026-10-12; party names from parlament.ch web service MemberCouncil (Party names, DE/FR), read 2026-10-12. For: President of the Swiss Confederation in French, President of the Swiss Confederation in German, President of the Swiss Confederation in Italian
- admin.ch · checked admin.ch, Federal Presidency (President of the Swiss Confederation in 2026 is Guy Parmelin, elected 2025-12-10), read 2026-10-12. For: Guy Parmelin, current term
- ws.parlament.ch · checked Federal Assembly, Parliament web service MemberCouncil / MemberCouncilHistory, read 2026-10-12: member, party, canton, start date (DateJoining); Federal Council start dates from contiguous MemberCouncilHistory entries; departments from admin.ch (Members of the Federal Council). For: Guy Parmelin, current term
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