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- The Geneva State Councilor Pierre Maudet attended a meeting in the afternoon in Bern with the board of directors of the FDP Switzerland.
- He does not plan to "resign" at the moment, "said Maudet after the hearing, as the FDP party leadership of the canton of Geneva has called for.
- Maudet had previously denied the leadership of the national party. Instead of asking questions, he wanted to participate in the meeting of the cantonal government of Geneva, was his reasoning.
His schedule allowed him to take the call in Bern in the short term, said Pierre Maudet on French television (rts.ch). "At the present time, I do not intend to resign," he said after the discussion with the FDP party committee.
"Laundry" in the political family
When SRF asked him if he did not feel that his party was being harmed, Maudet said, "I leave that consideration to the party, we talked about it, I do not want to go into details. think that in a political family, you should do your "laundry" there. "
Regarding requests for resignation from the FDP party's executive in Geneva, Maudet continued: "The FDP Executive Committee in Geneva issued a clear statement on Friday. He decided by a large majority to call a general meeting. For me, it is the General Assembly: it is the members, the base, who must meet and express themselves. You should also tell me if you are disappointed with the situation. That's what counts. "
Request for cancellation of the cantonal part
The State Council of Geneva addressed the issues of the FDP party's executive committee with Alexander de Senarclens, president of Kantonalpartei Geneva. He had previously announced in an interview with the newspaper "Le Temps" that he wanted to ask Maudet to resign from the cantonal government. A letter would be submitted Monday to the 32 members of the Executive Committee of the Cantonal Party.
"This case has been going on for too long," said Senarclens. "We have a responsibility to the people, the voters, our values, our representatives."
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