In compliance with Art. 5, para. 1, point d, of the Ordinance on Parliamentary Delegations (RS 171.117), the permanent delegation to the APF comprises three members from the National Council and two from the Council of States. In addition, three members of the National Council and two members of the Council of States are appointed as deputies. Logically, the delegation is made up solely of French-speaking members of parliament.
The purpose of having ten members in the delegation is to enable all the political elements of the French-speaking part of the country to be represented, as well as to ensure that Switzerland can participate in all the activities of the FPA. Dates for FPA meetings are not always set long in advance, and the time allowed for signing up and preparing for the meeting is often quite short. The Swiss delegation therefore needs to be on the larger side in order to deal with all the situations that may arise.
Distribution of seats on the committee and in the delegation between different parliamentary groups for the 48th legislative period