Find, compare, and understand political bodies with more structure.
PolitIndex brings together publicly accessible information on parliaments, governments, and other political bodies in Switzerland. The platform helps readers find institutions by level, canton, and language, compare official sources, and understand the key facts more quickly.
How PolitIndex works
Browse by level
Browse by institution type
Explore Switzerland by canton.
Each canton leads straight to the political bodies in its territory. The map offers a calm, high-resolution entry point into cantonal and municipal institutions.
Collections
View collectionFederal bodies
Parliaments, governments, and other bodies at federal level.
Cantonal parliaments
An overview of cantonal parliaments and councils.
Cantonal governments
An overview of cantonal governments and other executive bodies.
Municipal parliaments
A structured entry point into municipal parliaments and councils.
French-speaking parliaments
Parliaments and councils across Romandy and other French-speaking areas.
Italian-speaking bodies
Parliaments, governments, and other bodies in Italian-speaking Switzerland.
Upcoming elections
National Council
Council of States
Federal Council
Great Council Aargau
Great Council Basel
How PolitIndex works
The platform uses public sources, structures them for comparability, and keeps corrections visible and review-first.
The architecture stays code-owned, parallel to the existing interface, and therefore easy to verify step by step.
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