“Go then!!!! 3 women, 2 men! », The Solothurn SP President and National Councilor Franziska Roth (55) cheered on Sunday on Twitter. With the election of CVP candidate Sandra Kolly-Altermatt (50), women have for the first time a majority in the Solothurn government. The canton is thus catching up on the issue of gender equality.
CVP Cantonal President Kolly-Altermatt had already achieved the best result of the non-elected in the first ballot in March.
FDP parliamentary group leader Peter Hodel (53) was also newly elected to the five-member government. In doing so, the FDP regained its second seat, which it had lost to the Greens in the last renewal election.
In the runoff election, CVP candidate Thomas A. Müller (56) and SVP Cantonal Councilor Richard Aschberger (36) lost. The CVP failed to defend its two vacant seats.
Women are in the majority in four cantonal governments
In the first ballot, the three previous members of the government were confirmed in office. These are Brigit Wyss (60, Greens), Susanne Schaffner (58, SP) and Remo Ankli (47, FDP).
With Solothurn, women now have a majority in four cantonal governments. Today they already have them in the cantons of Zurich, Thurgau and Vaud. (SDA / dba)