The Greens want the Federal Council elections on may 11. December with a single candidate to attack, with party President Regula Rytz. She was from your group, which is now three times as large as before the age of 20. October, by acclamation been nominated. The group President Balthasar Glättli told on Friday afternoon to the assembled Federal house of journalists, flanked by Regula Rytz, and surrounded by numerous cameras and microphones.

Rytz was the logical candidate, said Glättli, you embody the green election success and have experience in the Executive and Legislative branches. On the question of why the Greens are competing with only one candidate, where they had demanded in previous Federal Council elections are always a choice of two or three candidates answered Glättli: “The by-elections.” Here, it was an attack on a President of the Federal Council , because of the need to join forces. “In the case of a candidacy, you can’t get bogged down.”

“Never guaranteed”

In the case of the green-liberals is bad. Party President Jürg Grossen, and group leader Tiana Moser had indicated their displeasure on Thursday, and they confirmed it yesterday. Big is contrary to the statement by Rytz, that the cumulative Voters share of Green and GLP a claim to a Federal Council seat to the Greens could be derived speaks. “This is the Interpretation of the Green,” he says. He also never backs that the GLP is a green candidacy at the present time support.

The only assurance loud, that his party hinwirke on a representative group of the Federal Council. This does not mean, however, that there is a need for three left-wing members of the. The green liberals have decided nothing, except that Rytz will be invited to the Hearing. Tiana Moser criticized the candidacy. “The Greens have always demanded a choice, and now you come up with a candidate.” Regula Rytz covers only a part of the green spectrum, says the Zurich-born.

Balthasar Glättli and Regula Rytz speak on Friday in the Federal house to the journalists. Photo: Marcel Bieri (Keystone)

opposite views in front of the meeting room of the Green: the green would have to be liberal to decide, say, the national councillors Sibel Arslan and Catherine Prelicz-Huber. Green or liberal, that is the question, and the decision has far-reaching implications, he would characterize the cooperation for years to come. “The green liberals said always: “Ecology before Economy,”” says Arslan. “Now you can prove that you practice this principle.” Tiana Moser says, confronted with: “That’s right, Ecology before Economy. But there are still a few other issues that are very important to us, for example, the bilateral relations and the framework agreement. Here, the Greens do not Express themselves clearly.” After all, you’ll listen to Regula Rytz, says Moser. “We didn’t know what to say, we hear you.”

No seat gain at the expense of the SP

Noteworthy is the appearance of Glättli and Rytz was not that they shot an attack on the FDP councillor Karin Keller-Sutter is now more exclusive. On Thursday Rytz had signaled to the media that targets on the seat of Ignazio Cassis; with respect to the Ticino, it meant that we could not meet all your needs. An attack on Keller-Sutter from the castle, “because of the woman question”. The day after, in the Federal house, the question came up: If Regula Rytz fails the attack on Ignazio Cassis, the seniority requires to re-election is to occur then the Greens, against Keller-Sutter? “We have not decided yet,” replied Glättli. So it is possible that Regula Rytz competes against Karin Keller-Sutter. It is, however, also decide on the FDP, to, what member of the Federal Council, the party’s preference.

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Obviously, the Green at the group meeting have changed from the Friday afternoon, at least, the communicative strategy, possibly with a view to the legitimate concerns of the Italian part of Switzerland, in the Federal Council represented. The attack was not directed against a Person, stressed Glättli. “And for all Time excluded” but that the Greens accepted a seat gain at the expense of both SP-a representative Simonetta Sommaruga and Alain Berset, or even at the expense of the CVP Federal councillor Viola Amherd. In this case, the Greens have committed to, would Rytz reject the choice. The SVP had tags placed previously thought, according to Rytz as a snap candidate against Sommaruga could be selected.

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And now – what does this mean for the electoral chances of the Green candidate Rytz? The CVP wants to make on Saturday is a guideline. But even if their support for Rytz appears currently possible, will at the end probably many of the CVP-parliamentarians of the currency, incumbent Federal councillors do not deselect. This attitude about the national commented on Friday, councillors Ruth Humbel and Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter, as well as national councillor Markus Ritter, and the Council of States Stefan Engler. Too large the choice of the help of the CVP is not likely to be.

However, the Greens depend on the support of the green liberals and the CVP, to get together with the SP a majority. However, even the social Democrats, the natural Alliance partner of the Green, have, to date, still no euphoric Yes said. This may belong to the usual Tactics, three weeks prior to the Federal Council election.

Clearly, the FDP, expressed himself after all. A “successful, stable System” not to throw on the pile, said party President Petra Gössi. A purely computational understanding of the magic formula would have lead you to discuss all four years on the composition of the Federal Council. “The pendulum can then each Time a different negative, it can always meet someone else. This is not the stability we need.”

Created: 22.11.2019, 21:35 PM