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Half of the hearings for the election of the Federal Council have been completed. The SVP has already decided: most of them have chosen Heidi Z 'graggen at the CVP and Karin Keller-Sutter at the FDP. While the race was over at the FDP, Viola Amherd can still defend her pole position at the CVP.
Viola Amherd (56 years old), candidate for the Federal Council of the CVP, won her lucky costume at the hearings of yesterday? One thing is certain: the Wallisienne chose for its performance the same outfits as the CVP hearing held two weeks ago. At that time, she brought the blue fabric, the checkered top and the dark blue blazer: she won by far the most votes.
Please Sünneli seems to be Z – graggen – but not brilliant enough
It is therefore all the more important that his rival Heidi Z & Graggen (52 years) succeed on the other parts. She succeeded as Senior Vice President: out of the 55 party members present, 38 voted for the Uri government advisor. Amherd arrived at ten votes of SVP. Seven were empty.
For Z 'graggen, SVP Sünneli seems to be on the horizon. "He is business friendly and has been even more skeptical about an even closer connection with the EU," said Thomas Aeschi (39), chairman of the group. The SVP expects that it is a "reliable bourgeois majority in the Bundesrat".
The SVP was the first faction to decide who they want in the Bundesrat. The underlying idea: if Z Graggen is chosen, she also knows who she owes her choice – and to whom she owes something!
The same strategy was elected last year by the SVP, Ignazio Cassis (57), a man of the FDP: she did it with 45 votes prematurely to her candidate. And was not disappointed: the majority of the right set the tone again to the Bundesrat – be it in arms exports, paternity leave or the Uno-Migration pact.
For Z 'graggen, bad news: because the good change of course is already secure. This can make the SVP more relaxed. So calm that almost a senior vice president out of three has spoken out against Urnerin. The SVP Sünneli does not seem bright enough!
Amherd can count on farmers
Instead, competitor Amherd will receive significant votes from SVP. Amazingly many. Especially with farmers, she likes sympathy. "Viola Amherd has had a lot of impact with me and the farmers," said Andreas Aebi, 60, a member of the National Council of the SVP. "I had a more mature impression of Amherd than Z Graggen after their peasant audience." She is eloquent and promises a firmness that we, the farmers, are expecting from a federal advisor. "
Even with Greens and Green Liberals, Amherd is higher in the course. Although both groups will decide next week who they officially recommend for the election. But it was obvious who their heart was beating.
"We want to use our voices to achieve greater openness of the Bundesrat to Europe," said GLP Group President Tiana Angelina Moser (39). Advantage Amherd so.
Also in the Greens, Z Graggen could not score a decisive goal to occupy the rank of favorite Amherd. The appearance of the Urnerin was about as good as that of the Valaisan, he was a parliamentarian. "The starting position has not changed." Advantage Amherd here too.
The race was held at the FDP
In total, Valais defended its pole position. Next week, hearings will be held at SP, FDP and BDP. Here too, trends are already emerging: Z Graggen should be ahead of the FDP, Amherd at SP and BDP. Z Graggen would need a last brilliant push to catch Amherd. This is not impossible
On the other hand, the race took place with the FDP: there is no one around Ständeratspräsidentin Karin Keller-Sutter (54)! The FDP supports it almost unanimously. Now, she convinced the Prime Minister: 38 SVPler spoke for Keller-Sutter, for the Council of States, Hans Wicki (54) lost only 16 votes. From its motto "make it impossible possible" is the Nidwalden, from day to day further afield.
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