The CVP, the BDP and the EPP want to make in the coming legislature a common center of group. This will make for workable solutions, writes the CVP in a communication of Friday.

How many of the Parliamentarians of the new group with the name “The middle group. CVP-EPP-BDP” exactly counts, is only after the 24. November clear corridors to the Council of States elections – in accordance with the second choice.

In the national Council there are 25 members of the CVP, as well as three members of the EPP and the BDP for a total of 31. The center will be group according to the SVP and the SP-group in the large chamber, the third strongest force. The Greens had in the elections of 20. October, the CVP obsolete. You will have 28 seats, the same number as the liberals.

No group more starch

The EPP had already listened to in the last legislature of the CVP group. The BDP formed a own group. After the loss of four Seats, the BDP has the strength now, but not a fraction more. For a group, it needs at least five members.

The BDP could have in common with the EPP, form a group, or to those of the GLP connecting. Now it closes but the CVP.

Formal approval pending

agree with The current CVP group must have the agreement formally. This step is expected to be on 22. November is done, say it in the message. In addition, the coordination meeting has to approve – the offices of the National Council and Council of States – the political groups.

On the 25. November, the final distribution of seats, as well as the new factions and their entitlement to Commission seats will be announced.

Pragmatic consensus

writes The CVP, the center group, stand for a political climate of discourse, of dedicated discussion and for pragmatic consensus. This is the way to develop constructive solutions. The new strong center group that made it possible to make this type of policy, again a majority, and thus not feasible. “We have had enough of the blockade of the left and Right, enough from a standstill instead of progress, enough of each other instead of to each other”, say it in the message.

in addition to the BDP Delegation will need to seek other elected national councillors and national Councillors from small parties for a group – if you want to belong to. Connected to this is the seat with the Chance to get a Commission. (anf/sda)

Created: 08.11.2019, 19:21 PM