SVP wins more seats in cantonal parliaments
Published: Sunday, Mar 3rd 2024, 19:11
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The incumbents have been re-elected in the government council elections in the three cantons of St. Gallen, Uri and Schwyz, with one exception. In Uri, an SP representative has to go through to the second ballot. The SVP won the parliamentary elections, while the FDP, Greens and SP lost seats.
Only five of the seven members of the St. Gallen government have been elected in the renewal elections. Elected are the incumbents Susanne Hartmann (center), Marc Mächler (FDP), Beat Tinner (FDP), Laura Bucher (SP) and Bruno Damann (center).
The two new SVP candidates have the best starting position for the two remaining seats in the seven-member government. They received more votes in the first round of voting than the SP representative and the Green Party candidate. The second round of voting will take place on April 14.
SVP makes a clean sweep in parliament
The SVP gains seven seats in the St. Gallen parliamentary elections. As a result, it further expanded its dominant position and now has 42 of the 120 seats in the cantonal council. The Center Party defended its 27 seats, while the FDP lost three seats and still holds 19 seats.
The SP lost one of its previous 19 seats. The Greens still hold six seats, losing three mandates. The GLP still holds six seats. The EPP was also able to defend its two seats.
SP government councillor must go to second ballot
In the canton of Uri, four of the five current members of the cantonal government have been confirmed in office. These are Christian Arnold (SVP), Urs Janett (FDP), Daniel Furrer and Urban Camenzind (center). Cantonal Councillor Céline Huber (center) also made the leap into government as a new member.
SP councillor Dimitri Moretti, on the other hand, missed out on an absolute majority. He lagged behind centrist candidate Hermann Epp, who narrowly missed out on an absolute majority but was well ahead of FDP councillor Georg Simmen. They will battle it out in the second round of voting on April 21 to enter the government.
61 out of 64 seats were allocated in the cantonal council of Uri. The GLP was able to win three seats at the first attempt. The SP and Green parliamentary groups' share of seats shrank by two to seven. The Centre Party remains the strongest parliamentary group with 23 seats, although it lost two seats.
The FDP even lost four seats. It was replaced as the second largest parliamentary group by the SVP, which gained one seat and now holds 15 seats compared to the FDP with twelve. A non-party member also managed to be elected. The second round of voting for the three remaining vacant parliamentary seats will take place on April 21.
Success for SVP also in the canton of Schwyz
The Schwyz government remains firmly in the hands of the middle classes: the current government was re-elected. These are the three SVP representatives André Rüegsegger, Herbert Huwiler and Xaver Schuler, Damian Meier and Petra Steimen-Rickenbacher (both FDP) as well as Sandro Patierno and Michael Stähli from the center. The SP had no chance of regaining the government seat it lost twelve years ago.
In the canton of Schwyz, the SVP has also been able to expand its dominant position in parliament. It gained 5 seats to 38 in the general elections. All other parties lost. The Center and FDP each lost one seat and now have 23 and 19 seats respectively. The SP/Greens lost two seats and now have 15, while the GLP had to give up one seat and, with 5 seats, only just reached parliamentary group strength. The Schwyz Cantonal Council has 100 seats.
Second ballot in Basel-Stadt
No one has achieved an absolute majority in the elections in Basel-Stadt to replace Beat Jans of the SP, who was elected to the Federal Council. Mustafa Atici (SP) and Luca Urgese (FDP) will battle it out for the government seat in the second round of voting on April 7. Atici achieved the best result with 24,526 votes, while Urgese received 20,725 votes.
Jérôme Thiriet of the Greens only received 8396 votes and will not be standing for the second round of voting. Education Director Conradin Cramer of the LDP, who missed the absolute majority by just 651 votes, will also have to run in the second round.
FDP must fear for second seat in Glarus
There will be a second round of voting on March 24 in the election to replace the five-member Glarus cantonal government. In the battle to succeed outgoing cantonal mayor Benjamin Mühlemann (FDP), all three candidates missed the absolute majority of 5810 votes.
Center candidate Daniela Bösch-Widmer achieved the best result with 4587 votes, ahead of SVP representative Thomas Tschudi with 4268 votes. FDP candidate Roger Schneider was well behind with 2436 votes. The FDP is therefore in danger of losing its second seat.
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