After low polls, Tiana Moser was still elected: citizens blame each other

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Tiana Angelina Moser (44) did it. She enters the Council of States, takes over the seat of the retiring Ruedi Noser (62, FDP) and does not give SVP Councilor Gregor Rutz (51) a chance. Shortly after the first projection it was clear: Moser can celebrate.

It didn’t look that way for a long time. In the first surveys, Moser was only in fifth place. And on October 22, the day of the first voting, she only reached fourth place. But then came the turning point.

Regine Sauter (57, FDP) withdrew in favor of Rutz – to keep the seat in civilian hands. That didn’t work.

On the contrary, FDP and centrist voters may have also supported Moser. Rutz is considered a hardliner in the SVP and is unelectable for many.

Added to this is the mobilization: Moser won clearly not only in the big cities of Zurich and Winterthur, but also in lake communities such as Horgen, and she was strong in the countryside.

The common people blame themselves

SVP man Rutz started licking his wounds on election day. He analyzes that citizens need to appear more united and mobilize better. But it wasn’t the SVP’s fault. All civil cooperation must be reviewed. “For the first time in history we have a purely left-wing professional representation.”

Tiana Angelina Moser defends herself against this. “I am clearly an economically liberal candidate.” She has a classic green-liberal profile. “People know my politics, the people of Zurich obviously appreciated that.”

Zurich’s FDP, on the other hand, blames the center. She will have to “decide quickly whether she wants to continue helping left-wing causes gain a majority by staying on the sidelines,” according to a press release. The center party had decided to release the votes.

Good luck for the GLP

Moser’s success is important for the Green Liberals. Despite only a small percentage loss in the National Council, they lost a total of six seats. Now they return to the Council of States after an absence of eight years. “It doesn’t compensate for the losses. But it is a small point that we can still make,” says GLP President Jürg Grossen (54).

Patrick Hässig (44) can also be happy. In Sunday’s elections a month ago, he appeared to have been elected to the National Council. But suddenly, on the way from the bar, with the first glass of wine in his hand, he discovered that it wasn’t enough after all. Now the nurse specialist, who completed the KV and also worked as a radio presenter and drum teacher, is moving on to the National Council.

Source:Blick