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On December 13, 2023, Parliament will elect the successor to Minister of the Interior Alain Berset (51). But that’s not all: the “eighth Federal Council”, the Chancellor, will also be re-elected. Walter Thurnherr (60) is not seeking re-election after eight years in office.
There are different views on the role of the Chancellor. There is talk of a “better secretary”, but on the other hand he participates in the weekly meeting of the Federal Council, has an advisory vote and can also submit proposals.
In Switzerland, unlike in Germany or Austria, the Chancellor is not the most powerful person in the country. Therefore, she operates with less publicity than the seven members of the state government – and yet she has political influence.
The Chancellor is elected by the unified Federal Assembly, that is, by the National Council and the Council of States. The elected person heads the Federal Chancellery. This plans and coordinates government affairs.
The Chancellor participates in the weekly meetings of the Federal Council. There the person has an advisory role. As the government’s chief of staff, she can mediate, coordinate, co-author reports, make suggestions and even submit requests. She’s just not allowed to vote.
She also handles communications for the state government and is responsible for conducting votes and elections for the National Council. She is also shown in her position in the official photo of the Federal Council.
Their work is rewarded with approximately 80 percent of the Federal Council’s salary. So she earns about 360,000 francs a year.
In Switzerland, unlike in Germany or Austria, the Chancellor is not the most powerful person in the country. Therefore, she operates with less publicity than the seven members of the state government – and yet she has political influence.
The Chancellor is elected by the unified Federal Assembly, that is, by the National Council and the Council of States. The elected person heads the Federal Chancellery. This plans and coordinates government affairs.
The Chancellor participates in the weekly meetings of the Federal Council. There the person has an advisory role. As the government’s chief of staff, she can mediate, coordinate, co-author reports, make suggestions and even submit requests. She’s just not allowed to vote.
She also handles communications for the state government and is responsible for conducting votes and elections for the National Council. She is also shown in her position in the official photo of the Federal Council.
Their work is rewarded with approximately 80 percent of the Federal Council’s salary. So she earns about 360,000 francs a year.
Now the first candidate, the previous Vice Chancellor Viktor Rossi (55), is throwing his hat into the ring. Rossi is a member of the GLP, a party that is not yet represented in the Federal Council. “I stand for continuity at the top of the Federal Chancellery and want to consistently promote the digitalization of the government,” Rossi said in a press release. As vice-chancellor, he prepares the more than 2,000 cases of the Federal Council, which he approves every year. He’s already at the meeting.
After school, Rossi apprenticed as a chef, then graduated from high school and studied economics and law.
It is unlikely that he will remain the only candidate. Second Vice Chancellor André Simonazzi (55) is also thinking out loud about his candidacy. He is seriously considering a candidacy. The decision will be made in consultation with his party. Simonazzi is an SP member. It says check all options. “We are in discussions with Vice Chancellor Simonazzi. We will decide on the rest in the parliamentary group in the coming weeks,” writes media spokeswoman Lena Allenspach.
But apparently there are also people interested in the position in the SVP. Nathalie Goumaz, the secretary general of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, told the “Tages-Anzeiger”: “Nothing has been decided at the moment, but considerations are being made.” Goumaz already participated in 2007, but lost to Corina Casanova (67). “The SVP faction will meet on Friday and Saturday this week and the replacement election for the Chancellor will then be on the agenda,” says party leader Thomas Aeschi. The party will not name any candidates in advance.
For the center party, the newspaper named price monitor Stefan Meierhans (55). The fact that the center is aiming for a second seat on the Federal Council in the longer term contradicts this. The Greens and the FDP recently expressed their interest in the office to the Keystone-SDA news agency. (bro/lha)
Source:Blick
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