Swiss Party President Thierry Burkart to Step Down in October

Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)

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The Aargau State Council will resign this autumn. The party has confirmed its resignation.

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

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After only four years, the Aargau Council of States resigns as party president. Despite bad electoral results and disagreement on the EU question, he says in an interview with the NZZ that the party is well-positioned.

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Shiny looking and outstandingly speaking Thierry Burkart was little more than a facade. Game Over for party that has lost ground. Swiss free sense of mind has been in crisis for a good 20 years. There is no reason to assume that this permanent crisis will soon be over. It was the awakening Swiss bourgeoisie that founded the first [...]

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A difficult legacy awaits the successor or successor of Thierry Burkart. It is important to turn away the historic Supergau in 2027: that the FDP as the founding party of Switzerland has only one Federal Council seat. The FDP still has two Federal Council seats: President Thierry Burkart (middle) with his two Federal Council members Karin Keller-Sutter (left) and Ignazio Cassis (right). Picture: KEYSTONEThe successor or successor of Thierry Burk…

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Thierry Burkart resigns as President of the FDP in October 2025. As the Aargau State Council, he would like to devote more attention to substantive policy, said the 49-year-old on Tuesday. And since the party was united and positioned, he would pass on the office at the right time.