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Valais stops shooting of three wolf packs
December 13, 2023
On Wednesday, the canton of Valais halted the shooting of the wolf packs of Les Hauts-Forts, Nanz and Le Fou-Isérables.
German government agrees on savings budget for 2024
December 13, 2023
After days of negotiations, the leaders of Germany's "traffic light" coalition have reached an agreement on the federal budget for 2024.
Viktor Rossi (GLP) is ahead in the race for the office of Federal Chancellor
December 13, 2023
Viktor Rossi of the GLP has come out on top in the first round of voting to succeed Walter Thurnherr (center) as Federal Chancellor.
Newly elected Federal Councillor Beat Jans emphasizes the importance of compromise
December 13, 2023
The newly elected Federal Councillor Beat Jans wants to put the well-being of the population at the heart of his work in the national government.
Young socialists call for the SP to leave the Federal Council
December 13, 2023
The Young Socialists are calling for the SP to leave the Federal Council. Only when the Federal Assembly is ready to end the FDP-SVP majority should the SP rejoin the government as a minority, the Young Socialists announced on Wednesday.
You could fill Lake Zug with the rain since Saturday
December 13, 2023
Since Saturday, 2,976,648,500,000 liters of rain have fallen in Switzerland. This was calculated by the weather service Meteonews Switzerland, as it wrote on Twitter on Wednesday.
A Federal Councillor earns around CHF 472,000 per year
December 13, 2023
The newly elected Federal Councillor Beat Jans will earn around CHF 472,000 next year, as will his colleagues.
Language regions are more evenly represented in government again
December 13, 2023
With the election of Beat Jans to the Federal Council, Switzerland's language regions are once again more evenly represented in the national government.
The distribution of votes in the election of Beat Jans (SP)
December 13, 2023
Beat Jans from Basel is the new SP Federal Councillor and successor to Alain Berset.
Energy companies plan market for grid services with Swissgrid
December 13, 2023
The national grid operator Swissgrid is working on a project with seven Swiss energy supply companies.
Beat Jans sees himself as a city representative in the state government
December 13, 2023
Beat Jans has been President of the Government of Basel-Stadt for around three years.
Beat Jans is the new SP Federal Councillor and successor to Alain Berset
December 13, 2023
Beat Jans is the new Federal Councillor. The United Federal Assembly elected the Social Democrat from the canton of Basel-Stadt as the successor to SP Federal Councillor Alain Berset with 134 out of 245 valid votes in the third ballot.
Beat Jans extends his lead in the second round of voting
December 13, 2023
A third ballot is needed to elect the successor to SP Federal Councillor Alain Berset.
SP co-leader Samira Marti calls for election according to ticket
December 13, 2023
SP co-leader Samira Marti has reminded parliament to stick to the SP's ticket. In the first round of voting for the successor to SP Federal Councillor Alain Berset, the non-nominated Zurich Councillor of States Daniel Jositsch received more votes than the nominated National Councillor Jon Pult, but fewer than Beat Jans, who was also nominated.
Jans receives the most votes in the first ballot
December 13, 2023
A second ballot is required to elect the successor to SP Federal Councillor Alain Berset.
Previous Federal Councillors firmly in the saddle – Greens fail with attack
December 13, 2023
The United Federal Assembly has opted for continuity in the overall renewal of the government: All six previous members of the Federal Council were easily re-elected in the first round of voting.
Graubünden FDP National Councillor Giacometti received 15 votes
December 13, 2023
Graubünden FDP National Councillor Anna Giacometti received 15 votes in the election to confirm FDP Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter.
Witness claims to have recognized accused in Jestetten homicide
December 13, 2023
On the second day of the trial in Waldshut, where the Jestetten (D) homicide is being heard, a witness recognized the accused.

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