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Candidates vying for a Swiss cabinet seat vetted

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All six Social Democrat candidates vying to succeed Interior Minister Alain Berset in the governing Federal Council are eligible.

This was the conclusion of the Social Democratic Party’s independent review committee, which has carried out an in-depth examination of the candidatures.

The candidates were examined from the point of view of their personal and political abilities and potential security risks, the party said in a press release on Saturday.

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On Monday, Matthias Aebischer, Evi Allemann, Beat Jans, Daniel Jositsch, Roger Nordmann and Jon Pult will present themselves to party members and the general public at four public hearings.

The independent review panel was made up of former Geneva Councillor of States Liliane Maury Pasquier (chair) and former State Councillors Barbara Egger-Jenzer (canton Bern), Yvonne Schärli (canton Lucerne) and Markus Züst (Canton Uri).



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