Social Democrat Alain Berset from Fribourg is Switzerland’s newest cabinet minister, following elections on Wednesday. Berset was the favoured candidate to replace party colleague and outgoing Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey. The father of three is an economist. (TSR/swissinfo.ch)
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