Succession Pfister –With Matthias Bregy, the center holds its new president
Valaisan, current group leader in Parliament, is the only declared candidate. His election will be a formality during the party assembly at the end of June.
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With his full name Philipp Matthias Bregy, Haut-Valaisan is currently president of the center group in the Federal Parliament.
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- The Haut-Valaisan Philipp Matthias Bregy appears alone as the center presidency.
- The current president of the parliamentary group should succeed Gerhard Pfister in June.
- The research committee will examine its candidacy under the chairmanship of Charles Juillard.
- His election will trigger a battle for the post of parliamentary group leader.
It is often said of a group leader in the Federal Parliament that he is number 2 of the party. In this sense, Philipp Matthias Bregy (VS) was all designated to succeed Gerhard Pfister (ZG), who took everyone in short By announcing his resignation During the Festival of Kings on January 6. Appearing Among the favorites From the start, Valaisan did not get rid of. At the end of the period of applications, he is the only one to have been a candidate.
Originally from Haut-Valais, Philipp Matthias Bregyof his full name, sits on the national council since 2019. At 46, this lawyer and father chairs the center parliamentary group since 2021. “He represents the party’s values and commits to a constructive policy, turned towards the solutions and the cohesion of the country”, specifies the center in a press release.
A March Matthias Brecy had entrusted us with his interest in the function. “It is clear that the function interests me in principle and that it would constitute the next step in my journey.”
One election caches another
Under the chairmanship of Senator Charles Juillard (Ju), vice-president of the center, the research committee will meet this Friday, in order to examine its candidacy. A hearing of Matthias Bregy is also planned as part of this session. At the end of the meeting, a press point is planned in the presence of the principal concerned. As for the proper election of the successor of Gerhard Pfister, it will take place during the assembly of delegates on June 28 in Bern.
If there is no doubt that Matthias Bregy will be chosen to preside over the party, his election already opens another. It will indeed have to find a new group leader. And the battle will be fierce. Because both the women of the center and the Party Romans consider the time to be able to weigh more on the future of the center, they who are absent from the two most important positions – party president and president of the group – for ten years.
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Florent Quiquerez is a journalist at the Swiss section since 2015. Specializing in politics, he covers federal news above all. Previously, he worked as a parliamentary correspondent for the French -speaking regional radios.More info
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