Bregy before the election as the new center president
Now it is clear who takes over from Gerhard Pfister’s middle presidium
Only the candidacy was received in good time for the successor of Gerhard Pfister. That of the Valais National Council Philipp Matthias Bregy. The delegates are likely to vote for the previous group leader of the middle party at the end of June as the new center president.
The registration deadline for the successor of center President Gerhard Pfister expired on Monday afternoon. « The candidacy of Philipp Matthias Bregy has been received by the finding commission on time, » said the party. There is no talk of another candidacy in the communiqué, it can be assumed that the Valais National Council is the only one to run for the party headquarters.
His candidacy is still being examined by the finding commission, and on June 28th he has to choose from the delegates, but it is already almost certain: Bregy becomes the new center president.
The 46-year-old father of two children is the logical candidate and has been the clear favorite for weeks. As the leader of the parliamentary group in the Bundeshaus, he is well networked beyond the party borders and uses to perform in the media.
When he made his ambitions public almost a month ago, Bregy said that he wanted to continue the « hit path consistently and are now gradually growing up ». His party strives for a second to medium term a second Federal Council seat: SVP and FDP were overrun with four seats, on the left green with three seats.
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