Lausanne welcomes the President of the Confederation for the official ceremony of the 1is August on the Esplanade de Montbenon. A national holiday which will inevitably be marked by the pandemic.
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Interview with the President of the Confederation, the Socialist Simonetta Sommaruga.
Chantal Dervey
Why did you choose Lausanne to give your speech on 1is Août?
I begin the National Day with a tribute to all those who are committed during the coronavirus crisis, the “everyday heroes”, on the Grütli meadow. But I also wanted to go to French-speaking Switzerland and I like Lausanne. It will be the third times this year that I go there. I had already come in January for the opening of the Games Youth Olympic Games. But it seems to me very far already, in view of what happened since! During the health crisis, I visited the intensive care of the CHUV, where I was extremely impressed with the commitment of the staff.
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