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On 14 June 2006, a by-election was held for the vacant seat of Joseph Deiss on the Federal Council, the government of Switzerland.
The joint chambers of the Federal Assembly elected Doris Leuthard of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland in the first round of voting with 133 votes out of 234.[1]
- ^ Geiser, Urs (14 June 2006). "Leuthard steps up to the cabinet". swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 20 February 2024.