Politics · Switzerland · 1 day ago
Franz Ruppen considers running for Switzerland’s Federal Council
Valais state councillor Franz Ruppen is considering a Federal Council bid to replace Guy Parmelin.
Ruppen, a member of the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), has not decided whether he will run.
Esther Friedli raised Ruppen as a possible candidate on a television programme on Sunday evening.
Friedli is an SVP member of the Council of States from St. Gallen.
Ruppen says he will announce his decision by the end of next week.
The SVP’s deadline for candidates to submit their names is October 23 at noon.
No official candidacies have been submitted so far.
Franz Ruppen is considering whether to run for Switzerland’s Federal Council.
The Valais SVP state councillor is being considered as a possible successor to Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin.
Ruppen said he could not yet say whether he would run and would think about it.
He plans to announce his decision by the end of next week.
The SVP’s deadline for nominations is October 23 at noon.
- Who
- Franz Ruppen, a Valais SVP state councillor.
- What
- He is considering a candidacy for Switzerland’s Federal Council.
- When
- He plans to announce his decision by the end of next week. The SVP nomination deadline is October 23 at noon.
- Where
- Switzerland.
- Why
- He is being considered as a possible successor to Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin.
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St Gallen SVP Council of States member Esther Friedli named Ruppen as a possible Federal Council candidate on CH Media’s SonnTalk.
Ruppen said he had taken note of Friedli’s remarks and could not yet say whether he would run.
Ruppen plans to announce his decision.
The SVP deadline for submitting candidacies expires.
- Potential candidate
- Franz Ruppen
- Possible successor
- Guy Parmelin
- Nominating party
- Swiss People’s Party (SVP)
- Nomination deadline
- October 23 at noon
- Official candidacies received so far
- None
What people are saying
I will think about it