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What are the SVP’s solutions to rising healthcare costs and securing pensions?
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SVP Federal Councilor Ueli Maurer believes that his party “should have started earlier” with these dossiers to propose solutions.
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Because: “It takes eight years to build up a topic as a party.”
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His council colleague Mauro Tuena does not want to comment on past campaigns, but warns that the SVP will have to be less tame in the future: “The cuddling course did not work.”
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Securing pensions and constantly rising health costs: According to the CS Worry Barometer, these are the topics that currently concern the Swiss most. The Swiss People’s Party of all people hear practically nothing about either.
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The SVP has been doing well for a long time with its restriction to the key points of migration, the EU and low taxes.
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Federal President Ueli Maurer (69) also said on the sidelines of a press conference on Friday that he had led the party on these three issues for twelve years. Those interested in average could not remember much more anyway.
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Topic building takes eight years
In conversation with SonntagsBlick, however, Maurer admitted: “The SVP should have started earlier in terms of pension provision and health costs” to propose solutions. Because: “It takes eight years to build up a topic as a party.”
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In order to occupy a topic, one should also provoke, says Maurer, referring to the SVP campaign against “sham disabilities” in the nineties. This contributed to the reform of the disability insurance, which was deep in the red at the time.
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In parliament too, some are of the opinion that the SVP has left the old-age provision and healthcare system files unused for too long. “These issues have not been top of the agenda in the party,” said National Councilor Franz Grüter (56, LU) self-critically.
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Rejection of aggressive political style
Since the reform of old-age provision will become one of the most important businesses in the next legislature, “the SVP must and will actively contribute”. Party colleague Martin Haab (57, ZH) confirms: “We have to offer solutions.”
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Both reject a return to the aggressive political style with posters such as “Kosovars slice Swiss people”. Haab: “I’m not longing for these times.” The Zurich National Councilor Mauro Tuena (47) does not want to comment on past campaigns, but warns that the SVP will have to be less tame in the future: “The cuddling course did not work.” Tuena refers not only to the slump in the federal elections but also to the defeats in the cantons. Of course it is more pleasant to be nice on podiums, says Tuena. But: “The SVP has become strong because it names the problems by name.” This also includes a visual language that shakes up.
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How the party will appear in the future will also depend on the person of the new party president: Albert Rösti (52) will step down from office next spring.
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Biggest support for Marcel Dettling
Of those who are currently mentioned as potential candidates, the Schwyz National Council Marcel Dettling (38) seems to enjoy the greatest support in the party. Dettling can be easily assigned this task, it is said: he is close to the people, approachable and at the same time media-savvy and suitable for the arena.
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Dettling is a member of the important economic commission and was brought to the party management committee by Rösti, in which national councilor Sandra Sollberger (46, BL) is also a member. But she is only given a few chances: Just like the Thurgau entrepreneur Diana Gutjahr (35), who was also a trader, she hardly left any traces during her time in the National Council, says a party member.
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National Councilor Thomas Matter (53), a difficult banker from Zurich, is also on the party management committee. His handicap: Federal Councilor Maurer has already made it clear that he does not see Zurich in the role of party president. “Millionaires are not all so suitable,” Maurer said on Friday.
And: “Cheib” is needed.—
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