Government councilor Fehr of Zurich cancels

Who is running for the post of SP Federal Councilor Simonetta Sommaruga (62)? The SP does not have much time: on November 26 the group will nominate and on December 7 their successor will be chosen. One thing is clear: a woman must inherit Sommaruga, from any part of the country. And there must be a ticket for two. The SP party leadership announced this on Wednesday.

You canceled

• Jacqueline Fehr (59): Zurich government councilor Jacqueline Fehr cannot imagine running again for a seat in the Bundesrat. She is not walking, she said on Twitter the day after Sommaruga announced her resignation. She was pleased with the many encouragements, but her goal is re-election to the government of Zurich on February 12, 2022. «The strong role of the Canton of Zurich and its pioneering role in many areas makes the Zurich Governing Council the best possible place to shape politics. to give. Doing this is and remains my great passion,” she tweeted. Fehr ran for the Federal Council in 2010, but was defeated by Sommaruga at the time.
• Nadine Masshardt (38): The Bernese national councilor withdrew from the race on the day of the resignation of Simonetta Sommaruga. When asked by the Keystone-SDA news agency, she said an executive office would tempt her at some point. “But with the best will in the world, I can’t imagine the office of federal councilor with the necessary 24-hour availability.”
• Barbara Gysi (58): The St. Gallen National Councilor was swapped as a possible candidate. The social educator and trade unionist, who has been a Member of Parliament since 2011, is also not available to the Federal Council office. The reason she gives is that she will stand as a candidate for the vacant seat in the Council of States of Paul Rechsteiner.

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• Flavia Falls (43): The Bernese SP is considering a candidacy for the Federal Council, she told the Keystone-SDA news agency. But first she wanted to consult with her family and her party. The political scientist and board member has been politicking in the great chamber since 2018. Her shortcoming: she has to defend the SP seat in the Council of States of Bern in the elections of 2023.
• Eva Herzog (60): The Council of States of Basel Don’t rule out a candidacy, she told Keystone-SDA news agency. duke was already one of the Federal candidates in 2010, but did not qualify for the SP two-ticket. She was financial director of Basel-Stadt for fifteen years and is considered a pragmatist and, thanks to her business-friendly functions, is also popular in the middle class camp. Due to her age, she should have slightly less chance of being nominated by the faction.

• Evi Allemann (44): The Bernese councilor is being traded as a promising candidate. When asked by Blick, she said Sommaruga’s resignation came as a surprise and that she first asked herself whether she could run for the Federal Council. “I will now carefully consider a candidacy from the Federal Council in consultation with family and party.” At the age of 25, she was elected the youngest National Councilor in 2003. Since 2018, the lawyer has headed the judicial management of Bern.

• Celine Widmer (44): Céline Widmer, national councilor of Zurich, also does not rule out a candidacy. Compared to Blick TV, she said: “I will consider whether a candidacy is an option.”

• Priska Seiler-Graf (54): The Zurich security politician has been a member of the National Council since 2015. When asked, she told Blick that Sommaruga’s resignation notice made her very sad. She certainly doesn’t want to put her hat in the ring just yet: “I have to organize my thoughts now and think about it in peace.”
• Rebecca Ruiz (40): Since candidates from all parts of the country can run for office, Vaud Councilor Rebecca Ruiz is also considered a possible candidate. She has been a co-director in Lausanne since 2019 and previously politicized in the National Council for five years. At the request of the “Tages-Anzeiger”, the health director said she was considering a candidacy.
• Marina Carobbio Guscetti (56): Candidates from Ticino may also be considered. For example, Marina Carobbio Guscetti, member of the Ticino State Council, could register her interest. A second Ticino representative in the state government alongside Ignazio Cassis (61) is probably not realistic. Moreover, Carobbio is already running for the government of Ticino.