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S U B S C R I B E
Wednesday, 16 September, 2009
Burkhalter elected to cabinet post
Neuchâtel MP Didier Burkhalter has been elected to replace his fellow Liberal Party member Pascal Couchepin in the Swiss Federal Cabinet, after winning the support of 129 members of the two houses of parliament. He will officially take up the post on November 1, one day after Pascal Couchepin retires.
Didier Burkhalter addresses parliamentarians shortly after winning the majority of votes in today’s federal cabinet elections
(KEYSTONE/Peter Schneider)
Outgoing Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin addressed parliamentary collegues at the Federal Palace in Bern before the result of today’s election was announced.
The process took about two hours and consisted of four rounds of voting. In the last round, it was down to Burkhalter and Christian Democrat Urs Schwaller, with Burkhalter edging out Schwaller 129 votes to 106.
Burkhalter served both in the Neuchâtel cantonal parliament and the city executive. Both governments attended today’s elections.
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