Peasant protests spread: President Ritter loses control

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Wants to smooth things over with a petition: Farmer President Markus Ritter.
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Peter AeschlimannBundeshaus editor

The farmers are dissatisfied. They want more money and less demands. On Friday evening, farmers drove their tractors onto numerous bridges in Switzerland to make a statement.

Just no damage to your image

So something is brewing that farmers’ president Markus Ritter (56) wants to prevent at all costs: protests that could damage the image of the farmers. But the petition that his association presented to Minister of Economic Affairs Guy Parmelin (64) last week only works as a calming pill to a limited extent. Ritter, who is politicking for the center in the National Council, is in danger of losing control of his flock.

More promotions in the coming weeks

Because your nerves are on edge. Many see the cutback announcements, which according to Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter will also affect farmers, as a provocation. While negotiations are underway, parts of the base are organizing. And they’re announcing even more promotions in the coming weeks.

Ritter, who wanted to take the steam out of the boiler with the petition, now fears a loss of goodwill among the population. “Uncontrolled rallies would be inconvenient,” he told Blick. “We absolutely do not want to cause traffic chaos.”

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Source:Blick

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