answers: Alain Berset
context: candidates do not have to register for the election, or to actually be members of the National Council. The Federal Council is elected by the Federal Assembly for a four-year term. Present members are: Doris Leuthard (CVP/PDC), Guy Parmelin (SVP/UDC), Ueli Maurer (SVP/UDC), Ignazio Cassis (FDP/PRD), Simonetta Sommaruga (SP/PS), Johann Schneider-Ammann (FDP/PRD) and Alain Berset (SP/PS). The largely ceremonial President and Vice President of the Confederation are elected by the Federal Assembly from among the members of the Federal Council for one-year terms that run concurrently. The President has almost no powers over and above his or her six colleagues, </s> constitution. It is a matter of political tradition – not legal restrictions – that the president generally does not comment routinely on issues in the news, particularly when there is some controversy among the political parties. This distance from day-to-day politics and daily governmental issues allows the president to be a source of clarification, to influence public debate, voice criticism, offer suggestions and make proposals. In order to exercise this power, they traditionally act above party politics. The 12th and current officeholder is Frank-Walter Steinmeier who was elected on 12 February 2017 and started his first five-year-term on 19 March </s> until 2022, he is one of the longest serving heads of UBS. Although Ermotti has not finalized succession plans, it is speculated that he might transition into Swiss politics or assume the chairmanship of UBS, succeeding Axel Weber. He ruled out entering select political races for the Bundesrat stating that he was "not a politician". In addition to English, Ermotti speaks three of Switzerland's official languages: Italian, German, and French, fluently. Sergio Pietro Ermotti was born on 11 May 1960 in Lugano, Switzerland, an Italian-speaking city. He left school at age 15 to pursue aspirations of being a footballer and
question: what is the name of the current president of switzerland