(FILES) Switzerland's President Guy Parmelin gives a press conference following a vote in the country on a divisive anti-immigration proposal to cap the country's population and another referendum on restricting access to conscientious objection to military service in Bern, on June 14, 2026. The President of the Swiss Confederation, Guy Parmelin, 66, announced on October 2, 2026 that he would step down from the Federal Council (government) when his term as president expires at the end of the year. (Photo by STEFAN WERMUTH / AFP via Getty Images)