What is Council of States (Switzerland)?
The '''Council of States''' ({{lang-de|Ständerat}}, {{lang-fr|Conseil des États}}, {{lang-it|Consiglio degli Stati}}, {{lang-rm|Cussegl dals Stadis}}) is the smaller chamber of the [[Federal Assembly (Switzerland)|Federal Assembly]] of [[Switzerland]]. It is thought to be the Assembly's [[upper house]], with the [[National Council (Switzerland)|National Council]] being the [[lower house]]. It comprises 46 members.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.parlament.ch/en/organe/council-of-states |type=official site |title=The Council of States |publisher=The Swiss Parliament |location=Berne, Switzerland |access-date=2016-08-09}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Government of Switzerland]] [[Category:National upper houses]] {{Multistub|politics|Switzerland}} {{authority control}}