Which two women will get the Bundesrat ticket for the SP?

Decision day at the SP! A week after the SVP, the Social Democrats have also made a commitment today. The SP faction decides which two of the three candidates end up on the ticket for the election of the state government.

Eva Herzog (60), Evi Allemann (44) and Élisabeth Baume-Schneider (58) previously toured Switzerland. In Lucerne, Lausanne and Liestal, the two members of the Council of States, Herzog and Baume-Schneider, and the Bernese government councilor Allemann answered questions from the party base during public hearings. The party council of the SP, a kind of internal parliament that has only existed since this year, also met on Friday. After a hearing, he recommends all three candidates for election.

Good starting position for Baume-Schneider

This means that racing is still open. Even though Eva Herzog from Basel was from the start the favorite for the election as SP Federal Councilor. But with the candidacy of the Jurassier Baume-Schneider, there was a constellation in which it is also possible that Herzog will eventually lose.

Baume-Schneider can not only count on the support of his French colleagues, but is also likely to receive votes from those for whom Herzog and Allemann – both in the reform wing of the party – are too right.

obstacle to the elections

The nomination by the parliamentary party for the ticket is the decisive hurdle for the elections. Because the national and state councilors must adhere to the proposals of the SP parliamentary group and not opt ​​for a wild candidate.

Should the SP opt for the Herzog/Baume-Schneider ticket, there is a good chance that the Basel resident will be elected to the state government on December 7. With an Allemann/Baume-Schneider ticket, the starting position is more open.

At 13:30 the party leadership will inform about the nomination decision. Blick TV broadcasts this live.