Conseil national

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Conseil national is the French name for Switzerland’s National Council, the lower house of the Federal Assembly and one of the country’s two federal legislative chambers.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Nationalrat 8
National Council (Switzerland) 6
Conseil national canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland
lower house of parliament
belongsTo federal level of government
compositionPrinciple proportional to population of cantons
constitutionalArticle Articles 149–153 of the Swiss Federal Constitution
constitutionalBasis Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
country Switzerland
electoralDistricts Swiss cantons
electoralFrequency every 4 years
electorate Swiss citizens
establishedInYear 1848
hasChamber Conseil des États
hasCommitteeSystem standing committees
hasPower amend federal legislation
approve international treaties
elect members of the Federal Council (jointly with Council of States)
initiate federal legislation
houseType lower house
jointSessionName United Federal Assembly
languageUsed French
German
Italian
Romansh
linked to: Romansh language
legislativeBodyOf Swiss Confederation
legislativeFunction budget approval
federal law-making
federal oversight
locatedIn Bern
meetsFrequency regular sessions annually
meetsIn Federal Palace of Switzerland
meetsJointlyWith Council of States
minimumSeatsPerCanton 1
numberOfMembers 200
officialName Conseil national
National Council
Nationalrat
linked to: Conseil national
partOf Federal Assembly of Switzerland
presidingOfficerTitle President of the National Council
represents Swiss population
sessionLocation National Council chamber, Federal Palace
supervises Federal Council
federal administration
federal courts
termLength 4 years
votingAge 18
votingSystem proportional representation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Council (Switzerland) nativeName Conseil national
subject linked to: National Council
Bundesversammlung hasChamber Nationalrat
linked to: Conseil national
Assemblée fédérale hasPart Conseil national
Assemblée fédérale hasPart Nationalrat
linked to: Conseil national
Assemblée fédérale hasPart National Council (Switzerland)
linked to: Conseil national
Parlament hasPart Nationalrat
linked to: Conseil national
Parlament lowerHouse Nationalrat
linked to: Conseil national
Cussegl dals Stadis hasLegislativePowerWith National Council (Switzerland)
linked to: Conseil national
Cussegl dals Stadis hasEqualPowersAs National Council (Switzerland)
linked to: Conseil national
President of the National Council (Switzerland) partOf National Council (Switzerland)
linked to: Conseil national
President of the National Council (Switzerland) chamber National Council (Switzerland)
linked to: Conseil national
Conseil national officialName Conseil national
Conseil national officialName Nationalrat
linked to: Conseil national
Cussegl naziunal correspondsTo National Council (Switzerland)
linked to: Conseil national
Ständerat hasSisterChamber Nationalrat
linked to: Conseil national
Ständerat legislativePeriodSynchronizedWith Nationalrat
linked to: Conseil national
Ständerat legislativePowerSharedWith Nationalrat
linked to: Conseil national