Cabinet election Previous Next Cabinet election atmosphere While the president of the Christian Democrats Doris Leuthard was being elected to succeed Joseph Deiss in cabinet, her supporters - dressed in orange, the party colours, or waving blue flags for canton Aargau - were on hand. (Pictures and text: Alain Nicolas Lavanchy, swissinfo) swissinfo.ch The media were omnipresent, both inside and outside parliament. swissinfo.ch A sea of orange balloons on Parliament Square. swissinfo.ch Waiting for the election result. swissinfo.ch Economics Minister Joseph Deiss says farewell to parliament. swissinfo.ch Leuthard's supporters jump for joy after her election. swissinfo.ch Getting ready to party. swissinfo.ch After all the flag waving, time to go home. swissinfo.ch Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 Doris Leuthard's fans celebrate her election. This content was published on June 14, 2006 - 16:53 You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
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