2007 Swiss Federal Council election ballot. Her re-election was supported by all parliamentary groups except that of the SVP. Annemarie Huber-Hotz, the chancellor between 2000 and 2007, did not seek re-election. Three candidates were presented by the parties: Corina Casanova (CVP/PDC), vice-chancellor between 2000 and 2007, Nathalie Falcone-Goumaz (SVP/UDC) and Markus Seiler (FDP/PRD). Corina Casanova was elected in the first round of voting. 2007 Swiss Federal Council election On December 12, 2007, all seven members of the Federal Council, the government of Switzerland, were elected by the joint chambers of the Federal Assembly for the 2008–2012 term of office. Councillors are elected individually by an
2003 Swiss federal election the two Christian Democrats in the Federal Council was replaced by Christoph Blocher, the most influential politician in the Swiss People's Party. Switzerland has a bicameral legislature, the Federal Assembly (Assemblée Fédérale / Bundesversammlung / Asamblea Federale / Assemblea Federala). These elections were to the National Council and for most of the members of the Council of States. All parties in Switzerland have different names in French, German and Italian, and conduct separate campaigns in the different language areas. 2003 Swiss federal election Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 19 October 2003. Although in Switzerland's political system, in which