Swiss Centre Party eyes another seat in government as 2027 elections loom

The Swiss Centre Party has launched its campaign for the 2027 federal elections. At its delegates’ assembly on Saturday in canton Fribourg, the party set out its ambition to secure a second seat on the Federal Council. "We want to become strong enough, through our own efforts, to ensure that our call for a second seat on the Federal Council becomes a matter of course," the party’s president, Philipp Matthias Bregy, told delegates. The Centre intends to campaign for this goal by emphasising its…