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 | | Federal Councillor Joseph Deiss, (CVP), Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs |
 | | Prior to this election, the Federal Council was constructed according to a "magic formula," a power-sharing agreement whereby the seven members of the Council are drawn from the four largest political parties represented in the parliament, forming a stable, all-major party coalition. |
 | | Federal Councillor Ruth Metzler-Arnold (CVP), currently head of the Justice Ministry, lost her seat to the SVP candidate, Christoph Blocher, in a narrow vote. |
| www.swissemb.org /press/releases/121003-2.html (558 words) |
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