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In her speech on August 1, Federal Councilor Ellen Berset called for a constructive debate. Not only the variety of languages and cultures, but also the ideas make Switzerland strong, he said in Lucerne.
Festivals and traditions are important, Berset said, and Lucerne is the most festive city in Switzerland. The political culture is also linked to these traditions.
Bursett criticized the constant display of outrage, groundless controversy and public anger on social media. There is no room for reconciliation, dialogue and compromise.
According to Burset, it has become even more important to reach out to each other to meet greater challenges such as war, scarcity, inflation, global warming or pensions. The SP magistrate was optimistic. We all know that we should not harm the political culture.
Bursett advocated not always being nice, but rather arguing about everything — but not endlessly. “That we fight each other – and then pull ourselves together again,” holds Switzerland together. “And that we drink beer together after heated political debates.” But only one beer, said the Minister of Health.
The celebrations began in the afternoon with a performance of folk songs in front of the KKL Luzern. No incident happened.
There is no official federal festival in the city of Lucerne. The party-affiliated Union 31/07 is conducting the celebration on Europaplatz, where Burset spoke.