Elections in the canton of Nidwalden – interim result: green liberals about to enter government – News
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So far, ten out of eleven communities have been counted. Who will make it into the seven-member government? You can find an overview of the election results here.
So far there are results from ten of the eleven communities – only Buochs is missing. The interim results show clear advantages for the previous five (Othmar Filliger and Karin Kayser from the middle, Michèle Blöchliger and Res Schmid from the SVP and Joe Christen from the FDP). Othmar Filliger has the best result so far.
For the other two seats, it looks best for Therese Rotzer from the middle. She has even overtaken the previous Res Schmid, but this can still change.
Amazing things are happening in the fight for the seventh seat. Peter Truttmann from the Green Liberals is currently in the lead, followed by Armin Odermatt from the SVP and the two FDP people Judith Odermatt and Dominik Steiner. An election for the Green Liberals would be a double surprise: First, the party is running for the first time, and second, the FDP would lose a seat in the government. In any case, the interim result should be taken with a pinch of salt: It is also still unclear whether there will be a second round of voting.
Far behind in last place is Urs Lang from the Aufrecht club. This was a group of people who were against the Corona measures.
The place in the Nidwalden executive has never been so coveted in the past 20 years. Five of the seven current members of the government ran for re-election. There were also six other candidates who wanted to get a seat in the Nidwalden government.
The previous ones who want to defend their seats
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Michèle Blöchliger, SVP
The 54-year-old has been in government since 2018 and heads the health and social department. Previously, she worked as a lawyer in various industries.
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Joe Christen, FDP
The 58-year-old has been in government for the FDP since 2018. The former site manager is head of the Agriculture and Environment Directorate.
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3 / 5
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Othmar Filliger, the center
The 56-year-old economist has been in government for the center since 2014 and heads the Department of Economic Affairs.
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4 / 5
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Karin Kayser, The Middle
The middle politician (55) has been in the Nidwalden government for 8 years and is the director of justice and security. She is a trained engineer in horticulture, fruit growing and viticulture.
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Res Schmid, SVP
Res Schmid has been politicizing for the SVP in the Nidwalden government for 12 years and is the director of education. Previously he was a pilot.
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The new ones who want to go into government
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Judith Odermatt, FDP
The 58-year-old has been mayor of Oberdorf for eight years. She is a trained retail specialist.
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Dominik Steiner, FDP
The FDP man is 48 years old and works as an IT specialist. He has been a member of the Nidwalden district administrator since 2018.
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3 / 6
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Therese Rotzer, The Center
The lawyer is 57 years old and has been a member of the cantonal parliament since 2014, which she chaired in 2020/2021. She was also president of the cantonal party for six years.
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4 / 6
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Armin Odermatt, SVP
The 51-year-old has been in the Nidwalden district administrator for the SVP since 2010. Now he wants to go into government. Odermatt works as a site manager.
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5 / 6
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Peter Truttman, GLP
The 56-year-old is the managing director of a social institution and was mayor of the CVP in Ennetbürgen until 2020.
SRF
6 / 6
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Urs Lang, Upright Association
The 42-year-old computer scientist from Dallenwil represents the concerns of the Aufrecht association, which campaigns against corona measures.
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