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Art. 133 – Election to vacant seats

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Art. 133

Election to vacant seats

1

Elections in respect of vacant seats are normally held in the session following receipt of the letter of resignation of the member, following a member unexpectedly vacating his or her seat or following the declaration that the member is unable to discharge his or her duties of office.149

2

The newly elected member assumes office at the latest two months after his or her election.

3

If elections are held to more than one vacant seat, the order in which the elections are held is determined by the length of period in office of the previous office holder.

  1. 149 Amended by No I of the FA of 3 Oct. 2008 (Parliamentary Law. Miscellaneous Amendments), in force since 2 March 2009 (AS 2009 725; BBl2008 1869, 3177).
Legal act context
SR 171.10 · ParlA · Federal act · Federal Act of 13 December 2002 on the Federal Assembly (Parliament Act, ParlA)
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Title 6 Elections and Verification of Elections, and Declaration of Inability to Discharge the Duties of Office Chapter 2 Elections to the Federal Council
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English (en)
Data status
2026-03-02

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