Three parties are fighting for two government seats in the canton of Uri
Published: Sunday, Apr 7th 2024, 09:40
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In the second round of the Uri cantonal elections on April 21, the SP will have to defend its only seat on the executive. A total of two seats are up for grabs, with one candidate each from the SP, FDP and CVP-the center.
The 51-year-old Dimitri Moretti has the most at stake in the second round of voting as an incumbent and as a Social Democrat. Moretti has been in office as Director of Security since 2016 and holds the only left-wing seat in the seven-member cantonal government.
Moretti was the only one of the five candidates to miss out on an absolute majority in the first round of voting on March 3, but still managed to finish in seventh place. He is now counting on voters upholding the principle of concordance and continuing to grant the left-wing party a seat on the government council. So far, three members of the CVP and two of the FDP as well as one SVP representative have also been members of the government council.
Moretti should have been elected by voters on March 3 for a two-year term as mayor, an election that did not take place due to his non-confirmation as a member of the cantonal government. He is now relinquishing the office of President of the Government. On April 21, he will only be standing as a government candidate. Social Affairs Director Christian Arnold (SVP) is likely to become President of the Government.
FDP wants to defend second seat
There is also a lot at stake for the Free Party of Uri: in two weeks' time, the FDP will be fighting for its second seat on the cantonal government council with district councillor Georg Simmen. Its finance director Urs Janett was brilliantly re-elected at the beginning of March. However, the Liberals were unable to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of construction director Roger Nager - Simmen only achieved eighth place.
Simmen, 50, is a lawyer and lives in Realp. During the election campaign, his party is not only asserting the concordance of the parties, but also that of the regions. The Urseren Valley and the Oberland should also be represented in the cantonal government.
CVP reaches for the majority
In the second round of voting, the centrist CVP is aiming for a majority in the cantonal government. It had already secured its three seats at the beginning of March: Director of Economic Affairs Urban Camenzind and Director of Justice Daniel Furrer were confirmed in office, while District Councillor Céline Huber was elected as the successor to resigning CVP Director of Education Beat Jörg.
However, CVP candidate Hermann Epp also delivered a very good result, missing the absolute majority by less than a hundred votes. The 49-year-old finished in sixth place, ahead of SP councillor Moretti.
The good result was reason enough for the CVP-die Mitte to run with Epp in the second round of voting - and thus put the concordance to the test. Epp is a local councillor in Silenen and, like FDP candidate Simmen, can therefore put forward the argument that he represents the Uri Oberland.
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