Does the punch go wrong with the wrong choice?

Stefan Locher (40) has probably incited electoral fraud. A disguised phone call from the social magazine "Izzy" has sentenced the candidate to the cantonal council SVP Zurich (BLICK reported).

Now the lawsuit is open. They have "opened preliminary inquiries," she informs on request. Additional information could not be given for this reason. For Locher, the presumption of innocence applies.

Electoral falsification and unauthorized voting and incitement to commit it are official offenses, with which the authorities must act of their own accord. The vote is threatened with a maximum sentence, but election fraud may be punishable by up to three years' imprisonment or a fine.

Locher has not yet taken a stand. He had encouraged an "Izzy" spokesperson disguised as an elderly voter in a telephone conversation to fill not only his, but also the ballot papers of his wife and son. And when the presumed elector proposed to sign only for members of his family, the politician even said, "Yes, yes, you have to vary something."

For this morning, the politician called a press conference. He will be accompanied by the campaign leader, Alfred Heer (57) and the president of the vice-president of Stadtzürcher, Mauro Tuena (47). Cantonal President SVP Zurich, Konrad Langhart (55) will not be there. In the LOOK that he asks, Locher must apologize and explain why he made such problematic statements. His opinion is crystal clear: "This is not tolerable!"

Meanwhile, Heer tries to reverse the situation: "Locher was attracted to in the trap. If the appellant was already punishable, the recording of a conversation without consent is prohibited, "he says.In addition, the editor had prompted the candidate for the post of vice president. He was trapped – and not the other way around – but they do not want to take legal action against the social portal.

The ophthalmologist Locher himself was already familiar with the inclined viewer of the SRF. The amateur polo player was always looking for the audience. On two occasions he participated in the SRF cooking show "Mini Beiz, dini Beiz" – and won the award with his favorite restaurant Steinburg in Küsnacht directly on Lake Zurich.

For a good decade, the 1.93 meter giant also organizes parties called "Ü178". "As soon as I went on the dance floor at one evening, I watched from below," he explains at the beginning of the year his party concept in favor of the "Aargauer Zeitung". He would always retire to the edge of the dancing crowd.

If he withdraws from politics now will indicate the press conference today. Blick reports live from 10am