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Swiss National Councilor Chantal Galladé resigns from the National Council in November after 15 years. The turnover rate of the Grand Chamber should therefore remain stable in the current legislature.
Chantal Galladé resigns from the National Council. (Peter Klaunzer / NZZ)
In the current legislature, which lasts until the autumn of 2019, 19 national councils have so far left office in the Länder. Two of them were elected to the Federal Council, Ignazio Cassis in November 2017 and Guy Parmelin in November 2016. One of them, Alexander Tschäppät, SP of Bern, died on May 29 of this year. And Sunday, Zurich PS policy Chantal Galladé has now announced his resignation.
Often tactically motivated
If we compare these figures with the departures of the previous legislature (without those who simply give up, in elections again Given the fact that there were three deaths between 2011 and 2014, it can be assumed that the number of departures will have converged in the year.Between 2011 and 2014, 29 national councils withdrew prematurely from their mandate, five of them towards the end of 2014 or the 2015 election year. In the previous four years, the number of departures was 26.
In the case of Chantal Galladé the political activity focuses on another level of government. Galladé, who announced his departure via "Sonntagsblick" and has been a member of the National Council since 2003, takes over the presidency of the district school administration of Winterthur Töss, which had won them in a contested election against a candidate who was v because of the high fluctuations among professors in criticism. Quite often are resignations, especially when it comes to the end of a legislature, but also tactically conditioned: emerging candidates to come can stand as a precedent, which generally increases their electoral chances. The resignation of Chantal Galladé also has this side effect: in its place, the former cantonal president of Zurich SP Daniel Frei will enter the National Council.
However, virtually no tactical motivation is a resignation that occurs under public pressure: Departure of the Aargau Green National Council Jonas Fricker in November 2017 in this category. Fricker had to resign after being criticized for making a fierce comparison of animal transports and human deportations. The unintentional irony of this departure was that Frickers' immediate predecessor, Geri Müller, had withstood such pressure after it was known that he had sent nude photos privately
The opposite of armchair stickers
. the number of resignations of the National Council despite the effective media starts in the context conserves. At the federal level, therefore, a certain "chair-glue mentality" is sometimes criticized. Those in the legislatures of other levels of government tend to fluctuate too much, resulting in frequent discussions. A scientific survey of the cantonal parliaments showed that average exchange rates between 1990 and 2012 ranged from 28.8% in Appenzell Innerrhoden to 68.6% in Geneva. A survey of 400 cantonal parliamentarians linked to this survey revealed no exclusive reason. Frequently mentioned was the time factor. The often moderate compensation for political participation is therefore insignificant.
The degree of fluctuation that compromises the balance between the experience of seasoned parliamentarians and the fresh air of new politicians is an issue of interpretation and, for each parliament, of individual evaluation. One way to put an end to aviation weather can be a deliberate restriction on time spent on a parliamentary activity. Professionalization, as does the Council of States and the National Council, where at least half of the proxies are considered professional politicians, is not a problem at the level of cantons and municipalities.
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