The president of women in the center says she is satisfied with a unique male candidacy for the Party Presidency, namely that of Philipp Matthias Bregy. According to her, the Valais national advisor is “an excellent choice” and has a “huge political sense”.
“If the best choice is a man, I don’t see [l’absence d’une candidature féminine] As a problem, “said Christina Bachmann-Roth in an interview broadcast on Saturday by Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
During the election of the successor of Viola Amherd to the Federal Council a few months ago, she had clearly committed herself in favor of a female candidacy, because women were going to be underrepresented to the government after the departure of the Valais minister, she recalls. But it is not enough to talk about female candidates; Women must also want to, add Ms. Bachmann-Roth.
The Argovian recognizes, however, that women must have proven themselves in bourgeois parties than in left parties. But “in our party, there are also many men who actively commit to the promotion of women”.
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The next vacant position in the center for a woman is the presidency of the group in the Federal Parliament, currently occupied by Mr. Bregy. “A woman at the head of the parliamentary group would be important for balance in the party,” notes Ms. Bachmann-Roth. There are clear signals that a female application would be widely supported, she adds.
The candidacy of Philipp Matthias Bregy to succeed Gerhard Pfister at the head of the center was validated Friday by the research committee. The Valais national councilor only needs the approval of the delegates in June in Bern.
Even if he does not need, as a single candidate, to campaign, Mr. Bregy said he wanted to profit until the assembly of delegates of June 28 to discuss with the cantonal sections of the center in order to get an idea of the way he wishes to lead the party.
This article was published automatically. Source: ATS
