The liberal-radicals are meeting this Saturday in an assembly in Bern as rumors of departure surrounding their federal councilor Ignazio Cassis grow. The Ticino resident is not on the meeting program, unlike his party colleague Karin Keller-Sutter.
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Farmers’ conditions, security and transport will be among the key themes discussed at Bernexpo. In addition to an intervention by the President of the Confederation, Senator Andrea Caroni (AR) and party president Thierry Burkart (AG) are due to speak.
Rumors of an imminent resignation of Federal Councilor Ignazio Cassis have been circulating for some time. They often went hand in hand with those surrounding Viola Amherd, who has now resigned.
-A departure from Ticino at the same time as his centrist colleague would allow the PLR to secure its two seats in government, coveted by the Center, according to observers. Questioned this week on German-speaking radio SRF, Thierry Burkart declared that it would be “indecent” for him, as party president, to exert pressure on a member of the Federal Council.
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