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Basel City BS

This content was published on May 22, 2007 Cantonal government: Cantonal parliament: Political representation in the national parliament House of Representatives): Social Democratic Party (3 seats):Remo Gysin, Rudolf Rechsteiner, Sylvia Schenker Radical Party (1 seat):Urs Schweizer Swiss People’s Party (1 seat):Jean Henri Dunant Senate: Anita Fetz, Social Democratic Party

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Basel Country BL

This content was published on May 22, 2007 Cantonal government: Cantonal parliament: Political representation in the national parliament House of Representatives: Swiss People’s Party (2 seats):Caspar Baader, Christian Miesch Social Democratic Party (2 seats):Claude Janiak, Susanne Leutenegger Oberholzer Radical Party (1 seat):Hans Rudolf Gysin Green Party (1 seat):Maya Graf Christian Democratic Party (1 seat):Walter Jermann Senate: Hans Fünfschilling, Radical Party

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Appenzell Outer-Rhodes AR

This content was published on May 22, 2007 Cantonal government: Cantonal parliament: Political representation in the national parliament House of Representatives: Marianne Kleiner, Radical Party Senate: Hans Altherr, Radical Party

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Appenzell Inner Rhodes AI

This content was published on May 22, 2007 Cantonal government: Cantonal parliament: In the cantonal parliament there are officially no political parties or fractions. It is therefore not possible to divide seats along party lines. Political representation in the national parliament House of Representatives: Arthur Löpfe, Christian Democratic Party Senate: Ivo Bischofsberger, Christian Democratic Party

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Ticino TI

This content was published on May 21, 2007 Cantonal government: Cantonal parliament: Political representation in the national parliament House of Representatives: Radical PartyFabio Abate, Fulvio Pelli, Ignazio Cassis Christian Democratic PartyMeinrado Robbiani, Chiara Simoneschi Social Democratic PartyMarina Carobbio Guscetti, Fabio Pedrina LegaAttilio Bignasca Senate: Filippo Lombardi, Christian Democratic Party and Dick Marty, Radical Party

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Geneva GE

This content was published on May 21, 2007 Cantonal government: Cantonal parliament: Political representation in the national parliament House of Representatives: Social Democratic Party (3 seats):Liliane Maury-Pasquier, Maria Roth-Bernasconi, Carlo Sommaruga Swiss People’s Party (2 seats):Jacques Pagan, André Raymond Liberal Party (2 seats):Martine Brunschwig Graf, Jacques-Simon Eggly Radical Party (1 seat):John Dupraz Christian Democratic Party (1 seat):Luc Barthassat Green Party (1 seat):Ueli Leuenberger…

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Swiss told to stay out of Iran nuclear crisis

This content was published on May 20, 2007 Bolton warned that Switzerland would be better off keeping its nose out of the current crisis between Tehran and the West over Iran’s enrichment of uranium. In an interview with the “Sonntagszeitung” newspaper, he said the Swiss proposal – which has never been confirmed by the foreign ministry – was nothing more than an illusion.…

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Salvation Army marks 125 years of service

This content was published on May 19, 2007 The speaker of the House of Representatives, Christine Egerszegi, said the organisation’s work was more necessary than ever in a society where many people fell through the social welfare net. Speaking in front of the parliament building on Saturday to more than 2,000 Salvationists and friends, Egerszegi said the army comes to the help of…

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Bern decides against more refugees from Iraq

This content was published on May 17, 2007 Government spokesman Oswald Sigg said that Bern “refused to accept new Iraqi refugees”, preferring to help displaced Iraqi people on the spot. Justice and Police Minister Christoph Blocher told French-language Swiss radio other European countries had also decided that accepting contingents of refugees was no solution to the problem. “We already have 5,000 Iraqis in…

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Swiss rule out negotiations with EU in tax row

This content was published on May 16, 2007 However, the cabinet said Switzerland – which is not a member of the EU – was willing to have a dialogue with Brussels on fiscal policy, but gave no date for talks. Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz and Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said on Wednesday that Switzerland would not surrender its sovereignty on tax matters. The…

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