He is afraid of “confused demonstrators”, they fear a certificate requirement for children. On Wednesday, Middle National Councilor Lorenz Hess (60) and SVP National Councilor Martina Bircher (37) meet in the Blick TV studio. Subject: the Covid Act.
The vote is about both the Covid certificate and the expansion of certain financial aid. According to the first survey by SRG, 61 percent of the population currently say yes or rather yes.
SVP-Bircher against certificate
SVP National Councilor Martina Bircher cannot like that. She is fighting on the front line against the certificate. “The Federal Council is actually forcing its own population to vaccinate,” she says.
She also fears that the certificate requirement will be expanded to include children: “As soon as the vaccines are approved for children from the age of five, it would be entirely conceivable to introduce this certificate for even younger children.”
Bircher no longer has to convince SVP voters. They reject the law, according to the survey. The voters of all other parties, however, want to approve the law.
Mitte-Hess is not hoping for Trychler
In the end, the decisive factor will be who actually goes to the polls. When it comes to mobilization, the big parties still have to step up in comparison to the noisy corona skeptics and freedom troublemakers. “We advocates slept through the start,” said Mitte politician Hess frankly in the SonntagsBlick.
Now he is getting into the ring himself to emphasize the advantages of the certificate in the pandemic. “We can never, ever convince the confused demonstrators and the Trychlers,” says Hess. “But if we lose to these guys, we have a bigger problem in this country.”
You decide who wins
Bircher versus Hess – whoever argues more convincingly, you decide. The duel begins at 6 p.m. on Blick TV. You can then cast your vote online – and decide who will win a voting advertisement in view. (til)
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On November 28th, it will be the second time that the electorate will decide on the Covid law. The changes compared to March 2021, which this time are about, affect the Covid certificate in advance. Precisely this is a thorn in the side of the opponents.
But there is a lot more to it than that. The aid measures for those particularly affected by the crisis have also been expanded. The hardship benefits were increased, and the group of self-employed who received income compensation was expanded. In addition, the parliament has created a legal basis to help organizers and freelance artists.