class=”sc-29f61514-0 icZBHN”>
In Valais the center is a power. In the last General Council elections, their voter share was almost 40 percent. In the National Council it occupies three of the eight seats and the two seats of the Valais Council of States are firmly in Mitte hands – and have been so since 1857.
Whether that remains the case remains to be seen. Nine people run for Stöckli. Centerman Beat Rieder (60) can safely defend his seat. However, things will probably get tighter for center woman Marianne Maret (65). Four years ago she narrowly won against the current SP state councilor Mathias Reynard (36). This time its FDP national councilor Philippe Nantermod (39) could be dangerous.
A new election procedure creates uncertainties. Instead of party lists, there is now one ballot paper with the names of all candidates, on which a maximum of two names can be ticked. However, Maret, the very first councilor of Valais, can count on the previous bonus this time and must therefore be re-elected in the second voting round at the latest.
As for the National Council, the distribution of seats will likely remain the same with three mandates for the center, two for the SVP and one each for the FDP, SP and the Greens. However, for some current members, things may be getting tight within the party.
Source:Blick
I am Liam Livingstone and I work in a news website. My main job is to write articles for the 24 Instant News. My specialty is covering politics and current affairs, which I’m passionate about. I have worked in this field for more than 5 years now and it’s been an amazing journey. With each passing day, my knowledge increases as well as my experience of the world we live in today.
On the same day of the terrorist attack on the Krokus City Hall in Moscow,…
class="sc-cffd1e67-0 iQNQmc">1/4Residents of Tenerife have had enough of noisy and dirty tourists.It's too loud, the…
class="sc-cffd1e67-0 iQNQmc">1/7Packing his things in Munich in the summer: Thomas Tuchel.After just over a year,…
At least seven people have been killed and 57 injured in severe earthquakes in the…
The American space agency NASA would establish a uniform lunar time on behalf of the…
class="sc-cffd1e67-0 iQNQmc">1/8Bode Obwegeser was surprised by the earthquake while he was sleeping. “It was a…