What are the defeats in Berne and Zurich for the Green mean

The green wave was slowed down. You like it as a success that the Council of States candidates Marionna Schlatter and Regula took Rytz at all in the second ballot, in view of the edge of existence that had existed in the party for decades in the Swiss policy. But to win it was not enough in Zurich and Bern.

What does this mean for a green Federal Council seat? The Green intend to open up on Friday of this week, your strategy, and then communicate, as they announced on Monday. The groups should know know when you for the first time in the new composition, which would be in two weeks. So far, the party President held back with demands, on election Sunday, she said only: "There are several options." This referred to the fact that you can be a candidate as a failure of the Council of States a candidate now, but for the Federal Council. You would have been in the Council of States elected, should have their own announcement to break.

"never has a party had this growth."Alt national councillor and a former Green-President Ueli Leuenberger

But positions are not low in Zurich and Bern, a shot across the bow? No, not at all, says Old national councillor and a former Green-President Ueli Leuenberger. In the national Council of the Greens have experienced a boost like no other party since the introduction of the proportional electoral system in 1919. "Never been a party to this growth," says Geneva. In addition, they are now in almost all major cities in the Executive branch, so there are also plenty of staff.

Swiss balance

Jo Long, former Zuger Green-the national Council and historian, emphasized that the second choice of course has its own logic obeyed. the options , which are temporally close to each other, to have says a certain amount of interaction, he. If one party gains, cut it at the next elections. The conditions would then be reversed, not equal to, but slightly corrected, according to Swiss-balancing manner.

The fact that Marionna Schlatter and Regula Rytz have lost the second choice course, may now be a good Omen for the Green party in relation to the second round of the elections in Basel-land this coming Sunday. Here are the national contact Maya Graf (Green) and Daniela Schneeberger from the FDP to councillors against each other. The chances of getting a Federal Council seat he consider to be below 50 per cent, says Jo Long. And on 17. November you are not sure it will be bigger.

Gerhard Pfister wants to see first name

would have were The choice of low-no impact on the Federal Council's strategy, says the Bernese national councillor Aline Trede, who is a member of the group Committee. Even if the Greens next Sunday courses in the last election, no seat is more picked up, it changed nothing: "We have brought in the Council of States already three more seats than expected, and in the national Council to our 11 a further 17 Seats won," says Trede. So the Greens are the fourth largest group, you are entitled to a Federal Council had already given legitimacy to.

The Green must first also, the CVP will – but. Because without an Alliance partner, from the middle of the left parties does not come to a majority. And the CVP has not yet indicated whether she is prepared to support the Greens at the expense of another party. Well-informed circles say, CVP-President Gerhard Pfister wool, first name, before he decide.

Created: 18.11.2019, 20:27 PM