Ignazio Cassis on the Crisis of Democracy - and What He Expects From the Media

Foreign ministers want to get closer to the EU, says Hans Geiger. That is legitimate, but the Ticinoese is splitting not only Switzerland, but also its own party. It could break up at the frame deal.

Ignazio Cassis sees democracy in danger and Switzerland in a fairy-tale world of watching. Probably the most media-critical Bundesrat spoke in the conscience of the Swiss media elite in Lucerne.

Ignazio Cassis sees democracy in danger and Switzerland in a fairy-tale world of watching. Probably the most media-critical Bundesrat spoke in the conscience of the Swiss media elite in Lucerne.

The media are the custodians of the judgement that democracy needs this inner compass more urgently than ever. Federal Council and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis invited the industry at the Swiss Media Forum in Lucerne as a guest to fulfil their responsibilities.

The media are the custodians of judgment, democracy needs this inner compass more urgently than ever. Federal Council and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis invited the industry at the SwissMediaForum in Lucerne as a guest to fulfil its responsibility.

A guest at the Swiss Media Forum, Ignazio Cassis expressed his deep concern about the declining support for democracy around the world, including in established systems. He called on the media to fully play their role as "guardians of discernment."