Record number of lists, affiliations and partial lists for the 2019 National Council elections

Neuchâtel, 30.09.2019 - A total of 511 lists have been registered in the cantons with a proportional system in preparation for the 2019 National council elections. This is 21% more than four years ago. There are still many lists grouping candidates by age, and those of older people have almost doubled since the previous elections. These are some of the results of the latest publication from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below)


Address for enquiries

Julie Silberstein, FSO, Politics, Culture and Media Section, tel.: +41 58 463 61 58, email: Julie.Silberstein@bfs.admin.ch



Publisher

Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch

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