Non-religious people strongly underrepresented in the Federal Assembly
Published: Wednesday, Jul 24th 2024, 11:30
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When it comes to religious affiliation, the Swiss Federal Assembly is not very representative. While non-religious people make up the largest group in the population at around 34%, they are only in third place in parliament at 23%.
The Roman Catholics make up the largest proportion of 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 13% are non-denominational. In the National Council, around 37% stated Roman Catholicism as their religion, while 25% described themselves as non-denominational.
Muslims are also strongly underrepresented. While almost 6% of the population identify themselves as belonging to this faith, only around 1% of parliamentarians do so.
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