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Face it. The only reason people in other countries follow our politics is because things that happen here can affect their lives as well. If we were more like Switzerland, -- (edited)

do you think anyone would know the name of our President?

What has Canada done the past 100 years that made any difference to us in the USA? That's why we don't know much about their politics.

BTW, Switzerland has a 7-member Federal Council. Their congress (United Federal Assembly) elects one of the 7 to be President, but he doesn't have much power. The current occupant is Ueli Maurer.


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