Lhe canton of Bern will remain governed by a right-wing majority. Despite an alliance with the Greens, the socialist mayor of Biel, Erich Fehr, did not manage to steal the seat of the Center to tip the balance of power to the left. Faced with a right-wing alliance, he even failed by more than 20,000 votes. At the microphone of the RTS, he sighs: “If there is no crack in the bourgeois bloc, it’s complicated.” Everything indicates that the centrist Astrid Bärtschi benefited from the votes of the UDC and the PLR. In parliament, the Socialists lost six seats while the Greens won…
Socialists in trouble
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
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Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief Prize-winning journalist with over 20 years of international news experience. Alexandra leads the editorial team, ensuring every story meets the highest standards of accuracy and journalistic integrity.
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