Karin Keller-Sutter and Albert Rösti get their dream ward, Elisabeth Baume-Schneider the next wave of refugees and Alain Berset gets nothing. The right-wing majority showed its power, the SP lost. This is how you could describe the division of the departments in the new Bundesrat in a nutshell.
That’s not wrong. But not as tragic as many complain.
Excessive excitement
The cries from the Left and Greens that “Oelbert” Rösti is taking over the environmental and energy department Uvek is exaggerated. Not even rösti can reverse Swiss climate policy.
If the climate was a top priority for the SP, they should have persuaded Berset to switch to the uvek. That didn’t happen. He stays in the interior department.
A fresh breeze would do you good
This is all the more regrettable as EDI would benefit from a breath of fresh air. Berset has achieved little in central files – the social security system has not been restored, healthcare costs are rising.
A breath of fresh air would also benefit foreign affairs, where Ignazio Cassis is struggling with the EU dossier. And why don’t you give Rösti the central migration file for the SVP?
The Bundesrat has missed an opportunity. Instead of showing power, the country should have left the beaten track.