Election of the new cabinet minister, Micheline Calmy-Rey Previous Next On the way to parliament Prospective cabinet candidate, Micheline Calmy-Rey, arrives at parliament with Social Democratic Party president, Christiane Brunner. Keystone Counting the votes Calmy-Rey won the race in the fifth round with 131 votes. Keystone The swearing in Micheline Calmy-Rey is sworn in as Switzerland's 106th cabinet minister. swissinfo.ch Congratulations The loser, Fribourg's Ruth Lüthi, congratulates Calmy-Rey. Keystone Welcome The new minister is welcomed by her cabinet colleagues. Keystone With grandchild Calmy-Rey celebrates with her grand-daughter Deborah. Keystone Meeting the public Calmy-Rey emerges from parliament to public applause. Keystone Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 This content was published on December 4, 2002 - 16:06 You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here. Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
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