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The Swiss People’s Party and the Swiss Abroad

Toni Brunner, president of the Swiss People's Party, on Switzerland’s role on the international stage and the importance of the Swiss Abroad for his party. (Renat Künzi & Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)

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Studied history and politics at University of Bern. Worked at Reuters, the newspapers Der Bund and Berner Zeitung, and the Förderband radio station. I am concerned with the Swiss practice of modern direct democracy in all its aspects and at all levels, my constant focus being the citizen.

Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

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