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Swiss Federal Council election: Blocher defeated (updates)

GenevaLunch News Bern, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – Switzerland now must wait until Thursday morning for Eveline Widmer Schlumpf to announce whether or not she will accept her election to the post of...

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Swiss finance minister has quintuple bypass surgery

GenevaLunch News St Gallen, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Hans Rudolf Merz, Switzerland’s finance minister and federal councillor, underwent coronary bypass surgery Sunday following failure of his...

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Swiss counselor Schmid operation successful

GenevaLunch News Bern, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – Swiss federal councilor Samuel Schmid successfully underwent surgery Friday in what doctors called a “routine” emergency operation; he will be released...

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Swiss councilor Schmid resigns: health, family, good of country

GenevaLunch News Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Samuel Schmid, one of Switzerland’s seven federal councilors, resigned Wednesday afternoon, citing health concerns and political pressure. Schmid,...

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Blocher’s UDC party to discuss his election with other parties

GenevaLunch News Bern, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – Christoph Blocher, former federal councilor, could be elected to the cabinet again if his right-wing UDC party’s discussions with parties of the centre...

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Didier Burkhalter elected to Federal Council

GenevaLunch News Centre-right keeps Swiss cabinet seat: power balance unchanged in Swiss electionDidier Burkhalter elected to Federal Council © GenevaLunch News, See license terms.

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Swiss justice minister calls anti-minaret proposal unconstitutional

GenevaLunch News Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland’s Justice and Police minister Thursday called on voters to reject the anti-minaret proposal which will be put to them in a referendum 29...

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Swiss Federal Councillor Leuenberger to leave his post earlier than announced

GenevaLunch News Moritz Leuenberger sooner-than-anticipated departure will allow parliament to vote at once for two new cabinet ministers Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – Swiss Federal Councillor...

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