A polished politician, 2006
(Alessandro Della Bella/Keystone)
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Posing before a party convention in Dietikon, 2008
(Alessandro Della Bella/Keystone)
Keystone
Mobbed by the media at parliament, 2008
(Lukas Lehmann/Keystone)
Keystone
Speaking to swissinfo before the 2007 vote
(Christoph Balsiger/swissinfo)
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A clean senate campaign, 2007
(Steffen Schmidt/Keystone)
Keystone
A heated debate with Radical Party politician Christiane Langenberger, 2003
(Walter Bieri/Keystone)
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At the birth of the "Black Sheep" campaign, 2007
(Peter Klaunzer/Keystone)
Keystone
One of the less exciting parliament sessions, 1994
(Keystone)
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At the military race in Frauenfeld, 1996
(Keystone)
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A friendly dust-up with Christoph Blocher at the farm of party president Toni Brunner
(Peter Gerber/RDB)
RDB
Green but definitely not a Green
(Sabine Wunderlin/RDB)
RDB
With Zottel, the People's Party mascot
(Steffen Schmidt/Keystone)
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Patriotism at a People's Party delegate selection meeting, 2008
(Sigi Tischler/Keystone)
Keystone
The People's Party politician takes up his new post.
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