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Franz Ruppen (SVP) is newly elected to the cantonal government of Valais. The C-parties lose their power.
- SVP National Councilor Franz Ruppen will be the new State Councilor for the Canton of Valais.
- In doing so, he secured the second seat in the Upper Valais cantonal government.
- The C parties have to give up their majority.
Former State Councilor Roberto Schmidt (CSPO) received the most votes. Franz Ruppen (SVP) wins the second most.
Legend:
Franz Ruppen is reclaiming the seat that was lost when Oskar Freysinger was ousted from the post in 2017 for senior vice president.
Keystone
The two representatives of the German-speaking minority in Upper Valais were thus able to mobilize significantly more voters than the French-speaking candidates. “I am very happy to have been chosen,” says Franz Ruppen. “I am also satisfied with the good result.”
Why the election is historic
Serge Gaudin (CVPU) missed the elections and sealed the defeat of the C parties. You lose the majority. For the first time since 1997, they no longer have three seats in the Valais government; previously, its supremacy was even greater with four seats. For a total of more than 160 years, the C parties had an absolute majority in the government.
“The loss hurts,” says CVP’s reelected Christophe Darbellay. “Now we have to establish alliances with the other political forces more strongly than before.”
Half of the population is completely absent: women.
For Valais correspondent Priska Dellberg, the election result is no surprise. “The Valais wants a government in which all the major parties are represented.” In reality, the parties are now better represented, but from a democratic point of view there is still no reason to celebrate. “Half of the population is completely absent from this government: women.”
Here you will find everything about the Valais elections in 2021.
It is also notable that the Upper Valais electorate strongly supported the two Upper Valais candidates: Schmidt and Ruppen. “Serge Gaudin, on the other hand, lost a large number of votes compared to the first ballot,” said Priska Dellberg.
Legend:
Serge Gaudin gets the fewest votes and loses the elections to the Council of State.
Keystone
SP National Councilor Mathias Reynard was elected third place. She replaces SP Health Director Esther Waeber-Kalbermatten, who so far is the only woman on the five-person committee. At just 34 years old, Reynard is the youngest member of the Valais government in more than 100 years.
CVP State Councilor, Christophe Darbellay, was re-elected. His re-election was deemed safe. However, the re-election on Sunday was not clear, Darbellay received the fewest votes of all those elected, less than the National Councilor of the SP, Mathias Reynard. Wallis correspondent Priska Dellberg says: “The Darbellay result is a sign that the electorate wanted to break the dominance of the C-parties.”
This is the new government of Valais
