After the World Cup: Does Switzerland need a double ban on citizens?

Jacqueline Fehr (55), member of the SP of Zurich, is angry: Alex Miescher, 50, Secretary General of the Swiss Football Federation, asked the Tages-Anzeiger that the double citizens pass their second pass S & # They want to play for our national team.

The former national councilor calls the dual citizens to protest on Twitter – not just in football. "Go on strike, so maybe the football nationalists and elsewhere will realize that you can not do it without you," Fehr said.

And Keck notes to Fehr: "By the way: @rogerfederer is a double citizen".

"Absolutely Unacceptable"

On Facebook, twice after Fehr: "I suggest that Miescher and all other nationalists immediately sign a statement stating that they will never be medically treated or supported by a double citizen, never cooked by a double citizen in the restaurant and that they give up all the scientific advances that allowed us dual citizenship. "

Fehr is even clearer against LOOK:" Miescher's statements are absolutely unacceptable. "They were a resounding slap for everyone who work every day in our country for our good life, but not or next to the Swiss passport a second

" Huge damage done "

It is clear for Fehr: "The Swiss Football Federation can not simply turn the agenda." He had to decide whether to follow the votes of the nationalists in the future Such attitudes of exclusion are weakening and therefore can no longer participate in any finals of the Championships of Europe and the World. . "Or he's grateful to the double citizens for their commitment."

She was expecting a very clear response from the association, but feared that already this is already causing huge damage. "You can not do worse than this kind of nationalist ingratitude towards a team."

Petkovic is not 100% national coach?

The government adviser questions: "In the future, a Basel coach will not be able to play in Zurich any more, or Vladimir Petkovic is not a 100% national coach, just because it has next to the Swiss passport even those from Croatia? "

Fehr can not explain with the best will," as Mr Miescher can be so blind: In sport, women and men men compete with their achievements, we compete with them and share with the athletes emotions, joy and disappointment.We are swinging the Swiss flag and cheering on our national team.This is always a wink for chauvinistic entertainment and not for nationalist war games. "

" The Football Association Harms Football and Switzerland "

Fehr points out that she has expressed herself as Minister of the National Football Association. Integration of the largest canton Canton, which integrates successfully every year 30 000 people. "

From here comes even more criticism: the Association Migration Secondas Zurich shows the Football Association (SFV) the red card:" It's a heavy mistake against the Nati, against our children and young people who love football, and finally against Switzerland, which is a multicultural society for centuries and which can also boast of a long and successful tradition of integrating very diverse population groups " , says President Isabel Garcia

SVP-Stahl wants to extend the prohibition of dual nationality. sees Swiss Olympic President Jürg Stahl (50). The National Council SVP approves the idea of ​​Miescher and already suggests an extension of the prohibition of double ban to other sports: "The athletes representing Switzerland at the World Championships but also at the Olympic Games should to represent through and through and only our nation, "he tells LOOK

It is very valuable that this discussion is now initiated by SFV, says Stahl. As two-headed jubilation shows, Switzerland can not handle this problem.

"Whenever an athlete decides against Switzerland – at football as well as at tennis recently – the debate is kindled," says Zurich. It would have been regulated from the outset by prohibiting a double guarantee

CVP requires stricter rules

"The debate is good because there is discussion among the fans," says Marco Romano (35 He has many problems with cases like that of Rakitic, who first played in the Swiss junior Nati before settling in Croatia. "Players must decide young. clear and strict, "says Ticino.

But not a ban on double citizens! The real problem is not the question of the passport, but how to behave." The shoes with a flag of Kosovo or the treble doubles must be banned by the Football Federation with all the rigor. "

Prohibition of Federal Councilors and Diplomats

No double guarantee in Switzerland since 1992 without restrictions are a political problem. tried at several r banning the possibilities of multiple passports

The last time, the debate really broke before the elections of the Federal Council of 2017. Because the Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis (57 years) handed over his Italian passport and the other FDP candidate, Pierre Maudet (40), was and has remained the double French-Swiss citizen. "When I decided to make myself available for the election of the Federal Council, but I gave up Italian nationality," said Cassis at that time. "It was perfectly consistent for me personally."

"Absolute snapshot idea," says Maudet double citizen

Maudet, on the other hand, says, "Have a single passport does not erase the foreign origin of someone else. His feelings remain. He regards Miescher's proposal as "a total and absolute idea! We do not need a discussion: "There are no Swiss or Swiss second-class nationals, simply because they have a second nationality, like me." [19659002] "We love father and mother – there is only one undivided love. This also applies to the homeland, "says Maudet.

Senior militarists are the only exception

Nevertheless, the SVP politicians have filed pleadings to outlaw the double guarantees of federal councilors and parliamentarians – and therefore have no chance. Vice President of the UDC, Marco Chiesa (43), now demands that parliamentarians publish at least their nationalities in the register of interests.

Until recently, diplomats still did not have the right to hold two passports. However, this regulation was lifted last year. Seven ambassadors are currently benefiting.

Posted on 06.07.2018 | Updated at 17:43