Commentaries: Art. 132

The members of the Federal Council are elected by the United Federal Assembly in the session following the general election to the National Council.
The seats are filled individually, one after the other, in the order of the length of period in office of the serving office holders. Seats for which serving members of the Federal Council are standing as candidates are filled first.
In the first two ballots, any person who is eligible for election may be voted for. From the third ballot onwards, no additional candidatures are permitted.
Excluded from the election are:
1. those who obtain fewer than ten votes from the second ballot onwards; and
2. the person who receives the lowest number of votes from the third ballot onwards, unless more than one person receives this same number of votes.

Art. 132