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The 2022 Federal Presidency: key messages and meetings

Each Swiss president establishes a roadmap to guide them in their representative duties and to determine the milestones for their presidency. Pluralism and innovation are the compass for the journey of President of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis. Everything else you need to know about the 2022 Federal Presidency: key messages and meetings of Ignazio Cassis and the history of the five Ticino presidents of the Swiss Confederation.

A burgundy-coloured background depicts a wind rose. To the north is Schaffhausen, to the south Ticino, to the west Geneva and to the east Graubünden.
Pluralism and innovation are the cardinal points of Ignazio Cassis' presidential year. © FDFA

"Geneva, Graubünden, Schaffhausen and Ticino: these are the four points on my compass for the 2022 Federal Presidency. Switzerland is a melting pot of languages, cultures and opinions. We talk, think, laugh and dream in different ways, but we are one country. It is a small miracle, which we can preserve by continuing to shape Switzerland's future together."

Ignazio Cassis

In his opening speech at the ambassadors' conference, Ignazio Cassis emphasised Switzerland's capacity for innovation and anticipation, as well as its diversity.

News

The representative duties of the President of the Swiss Confederation take them all over Switzerland and around the world. The latest stops on the President's itinerary – always up to date. 

The United Federal Assembly applauds President of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis and Vice-President Alain Berset after the election.

The election

Ignazio Cassis' election speech to the Federal Assembly on 8 December 2021. At a glance: the roles and duties of the Swiss president.

A map of Switzerland shows the route of President Cassis' trip as well as the municipalities that participate in the celebrations.

Celebration

At the invitation of the Canton of Ticino, a special train left Bern for the Italian part of Switzerland to mark Ignazio Cassis' presidential year.

Flavio Cotti and Ignazio Cassis at the ceremony to celebrate the latter's election to the Federal Council.

The fifth Ticino president

What do Ticino's federal councillors have in common and why is Ignazio Cassis the eighth federal councillor from Ticino but only the fifth to serve as President of the Swiss Confederation.

Last update 01.01.2023

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