Swiss Federal Council election, 2010

Swiss Federal Council election, 2010

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Nominee Simonetta Sommaruga Jean-François Rime Party Social Democrats Swiss People's Electoral vote 159 81
Federal Councillor before election Moritz Leuenberger Social Democrats Elected Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga Social Democrats

Swiss Federal Council election, 2010

← 2009 22 September 2010 2011 →
Nominee Johann Schneider-Ammann Jean-François Rime Party FDP.The Liberals Swiss People's Electoral vote 144 93
Federal Councillor before election Hans-Rudolf Merz FDP.The Liberals Elected Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann FDP.The Liberals

Moritz Leuenberger
Social Democrats

Simonetta Sommaruga
Social Democrats

Hans-Rudolf Merz
FDP.The Liberals

Johann Schneider-Ammann
FDP.The Liberals

Two by-elections to the Swiss Federal Council were held in Switzerland on 22 September 2010, after Federal Councillor Moritz Leuenberger (SP) announced he would leave the Federal Council effective 31 December 2010 and Federal Councillor Hans-Rudolf Merz (FDP.The Liberals) on 6 August 2010 announced his intention to retire effective late October 2010. Elected were Simonetta Sommaruga and Johann Schneider-Ammann.

The Green Party and the Swiss People's Party laid claim to the FDP's seat. The election was complicated by the fact that Federal Councillor Moritz Leuenberger (Social Democratic Party, SP) had previously announced his intention to retire in early July 2010, but effective late December 2010; the election to his seat was initially to be held on 8 December 2010, but Leuenberger then predated his resignation so that only one electoral session would have to be held.

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