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Blocher sets sights on joining Schmid in cabinet

This content was published on Dec 3, 2003 The controversial populist, Christoph Blocher, is aiming to join the much more conciliatory Samuel Schmid in the seven-strong government. Blocher, who is the People’s Party’s driving force, has threatened to take it out of government unless he is elected. But Schmid, currently the party’s sole representative in government, has said he will decide for himself…