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Two '''by-elections to the [[Swiss Federal Council]]''' were held in [[Switzerland]] on 22 September 2010,<ref name="min1">[http://www.20min.ch/news/dossier/brwahlzehn/story/29868355 Ein heisser Herbst steht bevor]. 20 Minuten Online. ((de icon}}</ref> after Federal Councillor [[Moritz Leuenberger]] ([[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SP]]) announced he would leave the Federal Council as of 31 December 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Specials/Cabinet_Election/News/Long-serving_Swiss_cabinet_minister_resigns_.html?cid=16370158|title= Long-serving Swiss cabinet minister resigns|work=Swissinfo|date=9 July 2010|accessdate=10 August 2010}}</ref> as well as incumbent Federal Councillor [[Hans-Rudolf Merz]] ([[FDP.The Liberals]]) announced his intention to retire on 6 August 2010, effective late October 2010.<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/das_waere_ein_spiel_mit_dem_feuer_1.7118571.html «Das wäre ein Spiel mit dem Feuer»]. NZZ Online. ((de icon}}</ref> Elected were [[Simonetta Sommaruga]] and [[Johann Schneider-Ammann]].
Two '''by-elections to the [[Swiss Federal Council]]''' were held in [[Switzerland]] on 22 September 2010,<ref name="min1">[http://www.20min.ch/news/dossier/brwahlzehn/story/29868355 Ein heisser Herbst steht bevor]. 20 Minuten Online. {{de icon}}</ref> after Federal Councillor [[Moritz Leuenberger]] ([[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SP]]) announced he would leave the Federal Council as of 31 December 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Specials/Cabinet_Election/News/Long-serving_Swiss_cabinet_minister_resigns_.html?cid=16370158|title= Long-serving Swiss cabinet minister resigns|work=Swissinfo|date=9 July 2010|accessdate=10 August 2010}}</ref> as well as incumbent Federal Councillor [[Hans-Rudolf Merz]] ([[FDP.The Liberals]]) announced his intention to retire on 6 August 2010, effective late October 2010.<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/das_waere_ein_spiel_mit_dem_feuer_1.7118571.html «Das wäre ein Spiel mit dem Feuer»]. NZZ Online. {{de icon}}</ref> Elected were [[Simonetta Sommaruga]] and [[Johann Schneider-Ammann]].


==Party positions==
==Party positions==
The [[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party]] and the [[Swiss People's Party]] laid claim to the FDP's seat. The election was complicated by the fact that Federal Councillor [[Moritz Leuenberger]] ([[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|Social Democratic Party]], SP) had previously announced his intention to retire in early July 2010, but effective late December 2010; the election to his seat was initially to be held on 8 December 2010,<ref>http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/kandidatenkarussell_kommt_in_schwung_1.7116875.html</ref> but Leuenberger then predated his resignation so that only one electoral session would have to be held.
The [[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party]] and the [[Swiss People's Party]] laid claim to the FDP's seat. The election was complicated by the fact that Federal Councillor [[Moritz Leuenberger]] ([[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|Social Democratic Party]], SP) had previously announced his intention to retire in early July 2010, but effective late December 2010; the election to his seat was initially to be held on 8 December 2010,<ref>http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/kandidatenkarussell_kommt_in_schwung_1.7116875.html</ref> but Leuenberger then predated his resignation so that only one electoral session would have to be held.


Possible candidates by the FDP for Merz' seat include [[Karin Keller-Sutter]], [[Gabi Huber]], [[Johann Schneider-Ammann]], [[Philipp Müller]], [[Felix Gutzwiller]], [[Ruedi Noser]], [[Christa Markwalder]], [[Fulvio Pelli]], [[Laura Sadis]], [[Ignazio Cassis]] and [[Peter Malama]].<ref name="min1"/><ref>[http://www.20min.ch/diashow/diashow.tmpl?showid=31965 20 Minuten Online Bildstrecke – Wer erbt den Sitz von Merz?]. 20min.ch. Retrieved on 2012-05-20.</ref> Malama officially announced his candidacy on 20 August 2010,<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/auch_peter_malama_kandidiert_fuer_die_merz-nachfolge_1.7277653.html Auch Peter Malama kandidiert für die Merz-Nachfolge]. NZZ Online. ((de icon}}</ref> and Schneider-Ammann was nominated on 2 September 2010.<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/bundesratswahlen_fdp_bern_schneider-ammann_1.7417666.html Berner Freisinnige nominieren Schneider-Ammann]. NZZ Online. ((de icon}}</ref> Noser, Keller-Sutter and Cassis were also nominated.
Possible candidates by the FDP for Merz' seat include [[Karin Keller-Sutter]], [[Gabi Huber]], [[Johann Schneider-Ammann]], [[Philipp Müller]], [[Felix Gutzwiller]], [[Ruedi Noser]], [[Christa Markwalder]], [[Fulvio Pelli]], [[Laura Sadis]], [[Ignazio Cassis]] and [[Peter Malama]].<ref name="min1"/><ref>[http://www.20min.ch/diashow/diashow.tmpl?showid=31965 20 Minuten Online Bildstrecke – Wer erbt den Sitz von Merz?]. 20min.ch. Retrieved on 2012-05-20.</ref> Malama officially announced his candidacy on 20 August 2010,<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/auch_peter_malama_kandidiert_fuer_die_merz-nachfolge_1.7277653.html Auch Peter Malama kandidiert für die Merz-Nachfolge]. NZZ Online. {{de icon}}</ref> and Schneider-Ammann was nominated on 2 September 2010.<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/bundesratswahlen_fdp_bern_schneider-ammann_1.7417666.html Berner Freisinnige nominieren Schneider-Ammann]. NZZ Online. {{de icon}}</ref> Noser, Keller-Sutter and Cassis were also nominated.


The Green Party and the [[FDP.The Liberals]] have announced they will support the SP's candidate for Leuenberger's seat, while the [[Swiss People's Party]] has announced it will put up its own candidate, likely either [[Jean-François Rime]] or [[Adrian Amstutz]] ([[Caspar Baader]] was mooted as a candidate, but declined).<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/die_fdp_koennte_von_einer_doppelvakanz_profitieren_1.6509320.html Die FDP könnte von einer Doppelvakanz profitieren]. NZZ Online. ((de icon}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/rime_steht_abrufbereit_1.7345071.html Rime steht abrufbereit]. NZZ Online. ((de icon}}</ref> Rime was selected as their nominee on 3 September 2010. The [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|Christian Democratic People's Party]] stated it would keep its options open, but then did not nominate any candidates. The CVP later stated it would support the SP and FDP.Liberals holding their seats.<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/wir_duerfen_svp-kandidat_rime_nicht_waehlen_1.7604930.html «Wir dürfen SVP-Kandidat Rime nicht wählen»]. NZZ Online. ((de icon}}</ref>
The Green Party and the [[FDP.The Liberals]] have announced they will support the SP's candidate for Leuenberger's seat, while the [[Swiss People's Party]] has announced it will put up its own candidate, likely either [[Jean-François Rime]] or [[Adrian Amstutz]] ([[Caspar Baader]] was mooted as a candidate, but declined).<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/die_fdp_koennte_von_einer_doppelvakanz_profitieren_1.6509320.html Die FDP könnte von einer Doppelvakanz profitieren]. NZZ Online. {{de icon}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/rime_steht_abrufbereit_1.7345071.html Rime steht abrufbereit]. NZZ Online. {{de icon}}</ref> Rime was selected as their nominee on 3 September 2010. The [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|Christian Democratic People's Party]] stated it would keep its options open, but then did not nominate any candidates. The CVP later stated it would support the SP and FDP.Liberals holding their seats.<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/wir_duerfen_svp-kandidat_rime_nicht_waehlen_1.7604930.html «Wir dürfen SVP-Kandidat Rime nicht wählen»]. NZZ Online. {{de icon}}</ref>


The SP's favoured candidates appeared to be [[Simonetta Sommaruga]] and [[Jacqueline Fehr]], with [[Pascale Bruderer]] and [[Claude Janiak]] also considered possible candidates.<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/rauer_wind_gegen_favoritin_sommaruga_1.6529404.html Rauer Wind gegen Favoritin Sommaruga]. NZZ Online. ((de icon}}</ref> Bruderer declined to seek the seat<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/bruderer_will_nicht_bundesraetin_werden_1.7171164.html Bruderer will nicht Bundesrätin werden]. NZZ Online. ((de icon}}</ref> and Sommaruga officially announced her candidacy on 11 August 2010.<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/simonetta_sommaruga_geht_ins_rennen_1.7172803.html Eine Brückenbauerin für den Bundesrat]. NZZ Online. ((de icon}}</ref> [[Eva Herzog]] also announced her intention to stand,<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/schweiz_bundesrat_kandidaten_herzog_eva_basel-stadt_1.7227637.html Eine Basler Kandidatur für den Bundesrat]. NZZ Online. ((de icon}}</ref> as did [[Hildegard Fässler]].<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/hildegard_faessler_1.7308362.html Hildegard Fässler für Leuenberger-Nachfolge nominiert]. NZZ Online. ((de icon}}</ref> Fehr is also a candidate, which means the SP will nominate two of four women for the seat on 3 September 2010. The SP also might support the Greens for the other seat.<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/bundesratswahlen_sp_1.7415764.html Die SP taktiert selbstbewusst]. NZZ Online. ((de icon}}</ref>
The SP's favoured candidates appeared to be [[Simonetta Sommaruga]] and [[Jacqueline Fehr]], with [[Pascale Bruderer]] and [[Claude Janiak]] also considered possible candidates.<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/rauer_wind_gegen_favoritin_sommaruga_1.6529404.html Rauer Wind gegen Favoritin Sommaruga]. NZZ Online. {{de icon}}</ref> Bruderer declined to seek the seat<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/bruderer_will_nicht_bundesraetin_werden_1.7171164.html Bruderer will nicht Bundesrätin werden]. NZZ Online. {{de icon}}</ref> and Sommaruga officially announced her candidacy on 11 August 2010.<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/simonetta_sommaruga_geht_ins_rennen_1.7172803.html Eine Brückenbauerin für den Bundesrat]. NZZ Online. {{de icon}}</ref> [[Eva Herzog]] also announced her intention to stand,<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/schweiz_bundesrat_kandidaten_herzog_eva_basel-stadt_1.7227637.html Eine Basler Kandidatur für den Bundesrat]. NZZ Online. {{de icon}}</ref> as did [[Hildegard Fässler]].<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/hildegard_faessler_1.7308362.html Hildegard Fässler für Leuenberger-Nachfolge nominiert]. NZZ Online. {{de icon}}</ref> Fehr is also a candidate, which means the SP will nominate two of four women for the seat on 3 September 2010. The SP also might support the Greens for the other seat.<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/bundesratswahlen_sp_1.7415764.html Die SP taktiert selbstbewusst]. NZZ Online. {{de icon}}</ref>


The Green Party will contest the seat of Merz, with three possible candidates: [[Geri Müller]], [[Marlies Bänziger]] and [[Brigit Wyss]].<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/gruene_einladung_und_hiebe_richtung_cvp_1.7362456.html Grüne Einladung Richtung CVP mit Seitenhieb]. NZZ Online. ((de icon}}</ref>
The Green Party will contest the seat of Merz, with three possible candidates: [[Geri Müller]], [[Marlies Bänziger]] and [[Brigit Wyss]].<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/gruene_einladung_und_hiebe_richtung_cvp_1.7362456.html Grüne Einladung Richtung CVP mit Seitenhieb]. NZZ Online. {{de icon}}</ref>


==Official Candidates==
==Official Candidates==
The following were nominated as official candidates for Leuenberger's seat:
The following were nominated as official candidates for Leuenberger's seat:
* SP: [[Simonetta Sommaruga]] and [[Jacqueline Fehr]]<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/die_sp_nominiert_zwei_brueckenbauerinnen_1.7440446.html Die SP nominiert zwei Brückenbauerinnen]. NZZ Online. ((de icon}}</ref>
* SP: [[Simonetta Sommaruga]] and [[Jacqueline Fehr]]<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/die_sp_nominiert_zwei_brueckenbauerinnen_1.7440446.html Die SP nominiert zwei Brückenbauerinnen]. NZZ Online. {{de icon}}</ref>
* SVP: [[Jean-François Rime]]
* SVP: [[Jean-François Rime]]


The following candidates will stand for Merz' seat:
The following candidates will stand for Merz' seat:
* FDP.Liberals: [[Karin Keller-Sutter]] and [[Johann Schneider-Ammann]]<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/die_freisinnigen_setzen_auf_ihre_favoriten_1.7440340.html Die Freisinnigen setzen auf ihre Favoriten]. NZZ Online. ((de icon}}</ref>
* FDP.Liberals: [[Karin Keller-Sutter]] and [[Johann Schneider-Ammann]]<ref>[http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/die_freisinnigen_setzen_auf_ihre_favoriten_1.7440340.html Die Freisinnigen setzen auf ihre Favoriten]. NZZ Online. {{de icon}}</ref>
* SVP: [[Jean-François Rime]]
* SVP: [[Jean-François Rime]]
* GPS: [[Brigit Wyss]]
* GPS: [[Brigit Wyss]]

Revision as of 01:17, 3 January 2013

Swiss Federal Council election, 2010
← 2009 22 September 2010
 
Nominee Simonetta Sommaruga Jean-François Rime
Party Social Democrats Swiss People's
Electoral vote 159 81
Federal Councillor before election

Moritz Leuenberger
Social Democrats

Elected Federal Councillor

Simonetta Sommaruga
Social Democrats

Swiss Federal Council election, 2010
← 2009 22 September 2010
 
Nominee Johann Schneider-Ammann Jean-François Rime
Party FDP.The Liberals Swiss People's
Electoral vote 144 93
Federal Councillor before election

Hans-Rudolf Merz
FDP.The Liberals

Elected Federal Councillor

Johann Schneider-Ammann
FDP.The Liberals

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Two by-elections to the Swiss Federal Council were held in Switzerland on 22 September 2010,[1] after Federal Councillor Moritz Leuenberger (SP) announced he would leave the Federal Council as of 31 December 2010.[2] as well as incumbent Federal Councillor Hans-Rudolf Merz (FDP.The Liberals) announced his intention to retire on 6 August 2010, effective late October 2010.[3] Elected were Simonetta Sommaruga and Johann Schneider-Ammann.

Party positions

The Green Party and the Swiss People's Party laid claim to the FDP's seat. The election was complicated by the fact that Federal Councillor Moritz Leuenberger (Social Democratic Party, SP) had previously announced his intention to retire in early July 2010, but effective late December 2010; the election to his seat was initially to be held on 8 December 2010,[4] but Leuenberger then predated his resignation so that only one electoral session would have to be held.

Possible candidates by the FDP for Merz' seat include Karin Keller-Sutter, Gabi Huber, Johann Schneider-Ammann, Philipp Müller, Felix Gutzwiller, Ruedi Noser, Christa Markwalder, Fulvio Pelli, Laura Sadis, Ignazio Cassis and Peter Malama.[1][5] Malama officially announced his candidacy on 20 August 2010,[6] and Schneider-Ammann was nominated on 2 September 2010.[7] Noser, Keller-Sutter and Cassis were also nominated.

The Green Party and the FDP.The Liberals have announced they will support the SP's candidate for Leuenberger's seat, while the Swiss People's Party has announced it will put up its own candidate, likely either Jean-François Rime or Adrian Amstutz (Caspar Baader was mooted as a candidate, but declined).[8][9] Rime was selected as their nominee on 3 September 2010. The Christian Democratic People's Party stated it would keep its options open, but then did not nominate any candidates. The CVP later stated it would support the SP and FDP.Liberals holding their seats.[10]

The SP's favoured candidates appeared to be Simonetta Sommaruga and Jacqueline Fehr, with Pascale Bruderer and Claude Janiak also considered possible candidates.[11] Bruderer declined to seek the seat[12] and Sommaruga officially announced her candidacy on 11 August 2010.[13] Eva Herzog also announced her intention to stand,[14] as did Hildegard Fässler.[15] Fehr is also a candidate, which means the SP will nominate two of four women for the seat on 3 September 2010. The SP also might support the Greens for the other seat.[16]

The Green Party will contest the seat of Merz, with three possible candidates: Geri Müller, Marlies Bänziger and Brigit Wyss.[17]

Official Candidates

The following were nominated as official candidates for Leuenberger's seat:

The following candidates will stand for Merz' seat:

Results

Seat vacated by Moritz Leuenberger

Candidate Party Canton Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
width=5px style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Simonetta Sommaruga SP Bern 86 96 98 159
style="background-color: Template:Swiss People's Party/meta/color" | Jean-François Rime SVP Fribourg 80 78 77 81
style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Jacqueline Fehr SP Zurich 61 64 70 –
style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Hildegard Fässler SP St. Gallen 10 0 – –
Votes received by other persons 7 7 – –
Votes Cast 245 245 245 245
Invalid votes 1 0 0 2
Blank votes 0 0 0 3
Valid votes 244 245 245 240
Absolute Majority 123 123 123 121

Seat vacated by Hans-Rudolf Merz

Candidate Party Canton Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
width=5px style="background-color: Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Johann Schneider-Ammann FDP Bern 52 75 78 84 144
style="background-color: Template:Swiss People's Party/meta/color" | Jean-François Rime SVP Fribourg 72 72 72 76 93
style="background-color: Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Karin Keller-Sutter FDP St. Gallen 44 55 66 74 –
style="background-color: Template:Green Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Brigit Wyss Green Solothurn 57 40 28 – –
style="background-color: Template:Free Democratic Party of Switzerland/meta/color" | Ignazio Cassis FDP Ticino 12 0 – – –
Votes received by other persons 7 7 – – –
Votes cast 245 245 245 243 245
Invalid votes 0 0 1 5 2
Blank votes 1 0 0 4 6
Valid votes 244 245 244 234 237
Absolute majority 123 123 123 118 119


References

  1. ^ a b Ein heisser Herbst steht bevor. 20 Minuten Online. Template:De icon
  2. ^ "Long-serving Swiss cabinet minister resigns". Swissinfo. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  3. ^ «Das wäre ein Spiel mit dem Feuer». NZZ Online. Template:De icon
  4. ^ http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/kandidatenkarussell_kommt_in_schwung_1.7116875.html
  5. ^ 20 Minuten Online Bildstrecke – Wer erbt den Sitz von Merz?. 20min.ch. Retrieved on 2012-05-20.
  6. ^ Auch Peter Malama kandidiert für die Merz-Nachfolge. NZZ Online. Template:De icon
  7. ^ Berner Freisinnige nominieren Schneider-Ammann. NZZ Online. Template:De icon
  8. ^ Die FDP könnte von einer Doppelvakanz profitieren. NZZ Online. Template:De icon
  9. ^ Rime steht abrufbereit. NZZ Online. Template:De icon
  10. ^ «Wir dürfen SVP-Kandidat Rime nicht wählen». NZZ Online. Template:De icon
  11. ^ Rauer Wind gegen Favoritin Sommaruga. NZZ Online. Template:De icon
  12. ^ Bruderer will nicht Bundesrätin werden. NZZ Online. Template:De icon
  13. ^ Eine Brückenbauerin für den Bundesrat. NZZ Online. Template:De icon
  14. ^ Eine Basler Kandidatur für den Bundesrat. NZZ Online. Template:De icon
  15. ^ Hildegard Fässler für Leuenberger-Nachfolge nominiert. NZZ Online. Template:De icon
  16. ^ Die SP taktiert selbstbewusst. NZZ Online. Template:De icon
  17. ^ Grüne Einladung Richtung CVP mit Seitenhieb. NZZ Online. Template:De icon
  18. ^ Die SP nominiert zwei Brückenbauerinnen. NZZ Online. Template:De icon
  19. ^ Die Freisinnigen setzen auf ihre Favoriten. NZZ Online. Template:De icon

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