Distance from ‘bloc politics’: Pfister warns FDP federal councilors against ‘ruthless power politics’

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Pfister made this clear to his party’s delegates in Thun BE on Saturday. If we were to rely on the number of seats in the federal councils, the FDP would no longer be able to nominate both federal councilors for re-election. However, his party will not vote out members of the Federal Council “out of respect for the institutions”. This is a rejection of the candidacy of Groen Gerhard Andrey (47). However, the ‘right-wing pole’ in the Federal Council will be even less legitimate after the 2023 elections than before. The Left pole’s claim to three seats in the state government would be equally presumptuous.

It is all the more important that Ignazio Cassis (62) and Karin Keller-Sutter (59) in their office “take responsibility for the overall well-being of the entire population and do not, together with the SVP representatives, exercise the simple logic of power.” of a right-wing majority bloc”. Pfister received spontaneous applause from the delegates.

“Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you can do it.”

“These two federal council members must use their power more responsibly,” Pfister continued. Just because you have the numerical power to enforce your own will, especially in a real concordance, doesn’t mean you just do it. “Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you can do it.”

During the first meeting of the Federal Council after the elections, the right-wing majority in the Federal Council arbitrarily decided that the two pending initiatives on healthcare costs would not be presented to the people as soon as possible, but only in the summer of 2024. here power politics was practiced, Pfister criticized – “Notabene in the main concern of the Swiss”. The center expects something different, especially from FDP members in the Federal Council.

In the October National Council elections, the center achieved a voter share of 14.1 percent. This is an excellent result, says Pfister. The CVP and the BDP have together achieved 13.8 percent so far. There are still important decisions pending at the Council of States, “but here too things look very positive for the center” (SDA/bro)

Source:Blick