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Widmer-Schlumpf accepts cabinet post

This content was published on Dec 13, 2007 The party immediately made good a pledge to pull out of the four-party government in protest at the exclusion of Blocher. Widmer-Schlumpf announced her decision before a joint session of parliament on Thursday, and immediately took the oath of office. “You have accorded me a great task with great responsibilities and I can only accept…

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Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf accepts seat in Swiss cabinet

This content was published on Dec 13, 2007

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Cabinet elections cause political shake-up

This content was published on Dec 12, 2007 The big question is now whether the wildcard candidate from Blocher’s own party who was elected to cabinet instead will take on the job. Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf will announce her decision on Thursday. Widmer-Schlumpf, a member of a cantonal government, but not a member of the federal parliament, asked for time to ponder her next move.…

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Has the pendulum swung against Blocher?

This content was published on Dec 12, 2007 His election on December 10, 2003 was perhaps as dramatic as parliament’s decision on Wednesday to oust him. The Zurich politician – a member of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party – came into the cabinet when the centre-right Radicals in parliament backed his candidature. Blocher’s victory came at the expense of his predecessor at the…

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Suspense builds over cabinet elections

This content was published on Dec 12, 2007 On Wednesday parliament showed its dissatisfaction with the controversial Blocher when it failed to re-elect him, voting instead for his People’s Party colleague Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf. Widmer-Schlumpf will announce on Thursday whether she has decided to accept her nomination. The joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate had been expected to confirm all…

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Blocher ousted by Swiss parliament

This content was published on Dec 12, 2007 The two chambers of parliament, meeting to elect the seven-member government, chose Blocher’s party colleague Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf instead following last-minute horse-trading among the parties. The joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate had been expected to confirm the seven members of the cabinet unchanged for the next four-year term. The first four…

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Cabinet set for re-election amid protests

This content was published on Dec 11, 2007 The focus is on attempts to unseat controversial Justice Minister Christoph Blocher of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party. His rightwing Swiss People’s Party has threatened to go into opposition if Blocher is not re-elected. The party won a record 29 per cent of the vote in October’s parliamentary elections – ahead of the three other…

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OSCE maintains delicate balance in Kosovo

This content was published on Dec 11, 2007 Tim Guldimann of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) was commenting as Serbia increased diplomatic resistance to any change in the status quo. Serbia’s Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica warned the European Union on Tuesday that sending a supervisory mission to Kosovo could damage relations with Serbia. The EU is preparing to deploy…

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Algiers attacks condemned

This content was published on Dec 11, 2007 At least one United Nations employee was among the dead and 13 were missing after car bombs hit UN and other buildings in the Algerian capital on Tuesday, according to UN officials. Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey said there was no explanation or justification for the attacks. The government added that the blasts were all the…

Swiss approve MMS alarm for missing children

This content was published on Dec 11, 2007 The move is a political response to the abduction and murder of a five-year-old girl in eastern Switzerland earlier this year. Swiss Justice Minister Christoph Blocher said that the system using photos was a totally new approach in the hunt for missing children – and a first worldwide. It would involve sending a picture of…

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