Parliament Non-religious people strongly underrepresented in the Federal Assembly
When it comes to religious affiliation, the Swiss Federal Assembly is not very representative. While the non-religious make up the largest group in the population at around 34%, they are only in third place in parliament at 23%.
24.07.2024, 11:08
24.07.2024, 11:50
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The Roman Catholics make up the largest proportion in the Federal Assembly with around 40%, followed by the Reformed with around 32%. This is the result of a study by the Institute of Political Science at the University of Bern. The "Tagesanzeiger" newspaper first reported on this on Wednesday.
In the Council of States, Catholics even make up the majority with around 56%, 21% are Protestant-Reformed and only 14% are non-denominational. In the National Council, around 37 percent stated Roman Catholicism as their religion, while around 25 percent described themselves as non-denominational.
Muslims are also strongly underrepresented. While just under 6 percent of the population identify themselves as belonging to this faith, only around 1 percent of parliamentarians do so.
