Swiss perspectives in 10 languages

Swiss politician who shot at image of Jesus resigns from Liberal Green Party

Sanija Ameti resigns from GLP
Ameti said in an email to the press that she had taken this step after careful consideration. Keystone-SDA

The co-president of Operation Libero, Sanija Ameti, has resigned from the Liberal Green Party. The Zurich city councillor caused an uproar after she fired shots at a picture of Jesus and Mary with an air pistol last September.

The party was informed of the resignation on Tuesday morning, Nora Ernst, co-president of the Liberal Greens in the canton of Zurich, told the Keystone-SDA news agency.

The Zurich Liberal Greens had initiated a procedure to expel Ameti from the party after Ameti posted images of herself aiming her pistol at the religious picture. Ernst said on Tuesday that this procedure was ongoing and no final decision had been made. It has now been terminated.

+ Swiss politician who shot at Jesus image faces criminal proceedings

Political future remains open

Ameti announced in an email to the press that she had taken this step after careful consideration. She explained that she could no longer contribute her liberal and democratic values to the Liberal Greens and help to shape Swiss politics. This was the reason she had entered politics.

+ Liberal Green party members criticise handling of Ameti affair

Nevertheless, her time with the Liberal Greens had been characterised by valuable experiences and constructive cooperation, she said. Ameti did not indicate whether she wanted to remain in politics. After the September incident, Liberal Greens president Jürg Grossen had called on Ameti to resign.

Adapted from German with DeepL/gw

This news story has been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team. At SWI swissinfo.ch we select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools such as DeepL to translate it into English. Providing you with automatically translated news gives us the time to write more in-depth articles.

If you want to know more about how we work, have a look here, if you want to learn more about how we use technology, click here, and if you have feedback on this news story please write to english@swissinfo.ch.

Most Read
Swiss Abroad

Most Discussed

News

Switzerland to stop giving money to Palestinian relief organization UNRWA

More

Swiss Senate committee wants to stop UNRWA funding

This content was published on Switzerland should stop payments to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) immediately, according to a Senate committee.

Read more: Swiss Senate committee wants to stop UNRWA funding
More wind energy is being produced in Switzerland than ever before

More

Record year for wind power in Switzerland in 2024

This content was published on Wind generated 160 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity across Switzerland last year, according to the Swiss Wind Energy Association (Suisse-Eole). It was a "good year but less exceptional than 2023", it said.

Read more: Record year for wind power in Switzerland in 2024
Confederation moves ahead with PFAS management

More

Swiss authorities draw up new rules to manage PFAS

This content was published on The Swiss federal authorities are working on drawing up regulations for toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”. A government report is expected by the end of the year.

Read more: Swiss authorities draw up new rules to manage PFAS
Toggenburg entrepreneur Eugen Kägi has died

More

Swiss businessman Eugen Kägi dies

This content was published on Eugen Kägi, who helped build the family-run firm behind the popular chocolate-covered Kägi-fret wafers, died on February 13, aged 96, it was announced on Tuesday.

Read more: Swiss businessman Eugen Kägi dies
Young person learning English

More

English and other foreign languages on rise in Switzerland

This content was published on The proportion of people in Switzerland whose main language is not one of the four national languages – German, French, Italian or Romansh - has risen significantly in recent years.

Read more: English and other foreign languages on rise in Switzerland

In compliance with the JTI standards

More: SWI swissinfo.ch certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative

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.

SWI swissinfo.ch - a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR

SWI swissinfo.ch - a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR