Economic strength legitimizes Federal Council seat for Zurich, according to Vogt
Hans-Ueli Vogt legitimizes Zurich’s Federal Council claim with financial strength. His convictions and values coincide with those of the SVP.
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the essentials in brief
- According to Vogt, economic strength legitimizes a Federal Council seat for the canton of Zurich.
- Zurich is the top donor in financial equalization, Berne is the top recipient.
- Vogt sees himself as a representative of the urban SVP voters.
The former SVP National Councilor Hans-Ueli Vogt, who is running for a seat in the Federal Council candidate, considers it legitimate that the Canton Zurich represented in the state government is. It starts with the economic importance of Zurich.
The top donor in the financial equalization of the Canton of Zurich. The canton of Bern, on the other hand, is the top recipient, said Vogt in an interview with “SonntagsBlick”. When asked whether he was even a representative of the SVP-Cantonal party because he neither belonged to the Blocher wing nor was part of the inner circle, Vogt said he was not representative of a party section.
![Hans-Ueli Vogt does not belong to the Blocher wing of the Zurich SVP. Hans Ueli Vogt](https://c.nau.ch/i/LyGnO/680/hans-ueli-vogt.jpg)
He is a candidate with beliefs and values that are consistent with the SVP vulnerable. That’s why the cantonal party nominated him. die SVP stand up for freedom and independence. These are values with a proximity to rural Switzerland, die SVP can express them beautifully with cows and Ehringer cows.
But the proportion of voters SVP is almost 30 percent. That impossible could only be people who live in the countryside. «Among the voters & many city dwellers and people in agglomerations who would rather go to the fitness center than to a pasture or a stable. Together, Albert Rösti from Kandersteg and I cover the whole spectrum,” Vogt continued.
Does the canton of Zurich have a right to a seat in the Federal Council?
fear before a defeat he did not. He would always have been inspired by people who showed greatness even in defeat. Vogt mentions the tennis player as an example Roger Federer. That doesn’t mean that he has to give up in advance – on the contrary – only those who don’t fear defeat can fight freely.
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