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Article 31 : Federal and Cantonal Parliament Presidency

FedLeb.org 01/01/2016
  1. The cantonal Parliament shall elect its President, Vice-Presidents, and secretaries. cantonal Parliaments shall adopt rules of procedure.
  2. The Federal Parliament shall select its President from the four (4) cantonal Parliament presidents, beginning with the eldest and ending with the youngest (rotating the Federal Presidency with one (1) year mandates for each of the four (4) presidents of the cantonal Parliaments). VicePresidents and secretaries are also elected from the similar positions in each cantonal Parliament.
  3. The absence of one or more cantonal President and/or Vice President and/or Secretaries will not derail the process of Election of the Federal Parliament governance office (President, Vice President , or others). The Federal Parliament will remain valid even without the President, Vice President, or secretaries from one or more failing canton(s).
  4. The Federal Parliament shall adopt rules of procedure.
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