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The Federal Assembly (in German , ''Bundesversammlung''; in French , ''Assemblée fédérale''; in Italian , ''Assemblea federale''), is Switzerland 's Federal Parliament . It meets in Bern in the ''Bundeshaus''.

The Federal Assembly is responsible for electing the Federal Council , the Federal Chancellor , and Federal Judge s. It also appoints a General in case of crisis or war.

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COMPOSITION

The Federal Assembly is made up of two chambers:

Seats in the National Council are allocated to the Cantons proportionally, based on population. In the Council of States, every canton has two seats (except for the former "half-cantons", which have one seat each).


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