[bootsmann]

The long term commitment by the government works for Switzerland because the government is a permanent national unity coalition that has not changed in party composition for over 50 years. The fact that the people in power when things are planned will be the same that reap the rewards 4 elections later helps align politics for long term issues.

[troupo]

This reads as "the political parties in the UK are fully dysfunctional since they cannot plan for checks notes a decade ahead in country where average life expectancy is checks notes 81 years and the country itself has been around for checks notes 1500 years"

[dhfbshfbu4u3]

<Laughs in Brexit>

[troupo]

True :) That's the perfect case for the laugh-cry emoji

[PetitPrince]

Last time the proportion of the Federal Council was changed was 20-ish years ago, not over 50. But your broader point still stands as it's roughly the same parties (the "magic formula" is roughly proportional to the proportion of parties in the national council)(but also takes into account gender and language/region).

[dgb23]

It’s not a coalition in the true sense. It’s a consensus based executive branch that includes all major parties.

Coalitions are a thing in competitive democracies where you might need it to form a government.

The council members are also typically moderates and are selected in part based on their ability to work across the isle.