Commentaries: Art. 140a

The Federal Assembly shall decide on whether to declare a Federal Councillor or the Federal Chancellor unable to discharge their duties of office.
The Office of the Federal Assembly and the Federal Council shall be eligible to request such a declaration.
Inability to discharge the duties of office must be presumed if the following requirements are fulfilled:
1. owing to serious health problem or other reasons that prevent him or her from returning to work, the person concerned is manifestly unable carry out his or her duties;
2. the situation is expected to continue for a considerable length of time;
3. the person concerned has failed to tender his or her legally valid resignation within a reasonable time.
The United Federal Assembly shall make its decision at the latest in the session following the submission of the request.
The relevant position shall become vacant upon the declaration that the person concerned is unable to discharge the duties of office.

Art. 140a