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Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation 1999, as amended to 2023
Indigenous Peoples
- English
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2 The Cantons shall decide on their official languages. In order to preserve harmony between linguistic communities, the Cantons shall respect the traditional territorial distribution of languages and take account of indigenous linguistic minorities.
… (Art. 70) - French
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2 Les cantons déterminent leurs langues officielles. Afin de préserver l’harmonie entre les communautés linguistiques, ils veillent à la répartition territoriale traditionnelle des langues et prennent en considération les minorités linguistiques autochtones.
… (Art. 70) - German
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2 Die Kantone bestimmen ihre Amtssprachen. Um das Einvernehmen zwischen den Sprachgemeinschaften zu wahren, achten sie auf die herkömmliche sprachliche Zusammensetzung der Gebiete und nehmen Rücksicht auf die angestammten sprachlichen Minderheiten.
… (Art. 70) - Italian
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2 I Cantoni designano le loro lingue ufficiali. Per garantire la pace linguistica rispettano la composizione linguistica tradizionale delle regioni e considerano le minoranze linguistiche autoctone.
… (Art. 70)
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Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation 1999, as amended to 2023 (English). According to Art. 4: "The National Languages are German, French, Italian, and Romansh."
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According to Art. 41: “... 3 They shall endeavour to achieve these social objectives within the scope of their constitutional powers and the resources available to them. 4 No direct right to state benefits may be established on the basis of these social objectives.”
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According to Art. 176 (2): "The President and the Vice-President of the Federal Council are elected by the Federal Assembly from the members of the Federal Council ..."
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According to Art. 176 (2): "The President and the Vice-President of the Federal Council are elected by the Federal Assembly from the members of the Federal Council ..."