^The position of Chairman of the National Defence Commission was declared to be the highest office of state by the
constitution that came into effect in 1998.
^The seven-member Swiss Federal Council is
head of state and
government collectively. As a party to the Council, the president serves solely in a
primus inter pares capacity for one year.
^The position of Chairman of the National Defence Commission was declared to be the highest office of state by the
constitution that came into effect in 1998.
^The seven-member Swiss Federal Council is
head of state and
government collectively. As a party to the Council, the president serves solely in a
primus inter pares capacity for one year.