List for grand council elections – FDP refuses Bernese city councilor Ruth Altmann the nomination

– FDP refuses Bernese city councilor Ruth Altmann the nomination

The city of Bern’s FDP does not include city councilor Ruth Altmann on its list for the Grand Council elections. In addition, the name of political veteran Adrian Haas is missing.

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Stefan Schnyder

Published: 08/23/2021, 10:00 PM—

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Another dispute is raging within the FDP. This time the focus is on City Councilor Ruth Altmann. On Monday evening, the general assembly refused to nominate her for the grand council elections on March 27, 2022.

In the Grand Council elections, the city of Bern is a separate constituency that is entitled to 20 seats. The FDP has two seats to defend. The board of directors around party president Christoph Zimmerli had presented the meeting with a list of men with ten names and a list of women with nine names. The name Ruth Altmann wasn’t on it. The board had deliberately left one line blank on the women’s list.

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