Couchepin confirmed
The interior minister, Pascal Couchepin, has been confirmed in his post. He received 178 votes by parliament. Couchepin is the second minister to be re-elected during the current session of parliament.
Couchepin, who joined the cabinet in 1998, has held the rotating post of Swiss president this year.
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