In the Canton of St. Gallen, SVP and Center want to regain lost seats.
Published: Wednesday, Sep 13th 2023, 09:09
Mise à jour le : Vendredi, 13 octobre 2023, 14:12
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In the canton of St. Gallen, the Green Liberals must defend their single seat in the National Council following the resignation of their previous representative. The SVP and Mitte hope to regain the mandates they lost in 2019. In Appenzell Ausserrhoden, FDP and Mitte are challenging SVP National Council member David Zuberbühler. The Climate Election of 2019 cost the SVP and Mitte one seat each in St. Gallen, with the Greens and Green Liberals being the winners. The current distribution of the twelve seats is four for the SVP, two each for the FDP, Mitte and SP, and one each for the Greens and Green Liberals. A record 311 candidates are running on 29 lists for the October 22nd election. Eleven incumbents are running again. Michael Götte of the SVP is expected to easily retain his seat after replacing Esther Friedli in the Council of States. The focus is on the Green Liberal seat, which was won by climate scientist Thomas Brunner in 2016. The party is running a list of candidates including several cantonal councillors, but not the nationally known infectious disease specialist Pietro Vernazza. The GLP has formed a Climate Alliance with the SP and Greens, which will be crucial in defending the seat. The national trend of losses for the Greens could affect the result of the Alliance. In Appenzell Innerrhoden, Daniel Fässler of the Mitte is unopposed for the Council of States, while Thomas Rechsteiner of the Mitte is unopposed for the National Council. In Appenzell Ausserrhoden, FDP's Andrea Caroni is expected to easily retain her seat in the Council of States, while SVP's David Zuberbühler is being challenged by FDP's Matthias Tischhauser and Mitte's Claudia Frischknecht. It is expected to be a close race.nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
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