Federal Council election 2002

Ruth Dreifuss

In the Federal election in 2002 was on 4 December 2002 in a by-election Micheline Calmy-Rey ( SP ) of the Federal Assembly as the successor to the retired Ruth Dreifuss (SP) in the Swiss Federal Council selected.

Strategies of the parties

• SP : The SP parliamentary group had nominated two official candidates: the Geneva State Councilor Micheline Calmy-Rey and the Freiburg State Councilor Ruth Lüthi . The Ticino State Councilor Patrizia Pesenti , the Geneva National Councilor Liliane Maury Pasquier and the Neuchâtel Council of States Jean Studer were not considered .
• SVP : Although the SP was entitled to two Federal Council seats according to the magic formula , the SVP claimed a second seat at its own expense and nominated the Zurich National Councilor Toni Bortoluzzi as a candidate. She announced that in the event that Toni Bortoluzzi falls out of the race prematurely, she will be empty.
• CVP , FDP , Greens : The parliamentary groups of the CVP , the FDP and the Greens had decided to allow votes. They described both SP candidates as competent and eligible.

Given this situation, an open race between Micheline Calmy-Rey and Ruth Lüthi was expected, while the explosive candidacy of Toni Bortoluzzi was considered a chance.

Election result

Micheline Calmy-Rey

	1st ballot	2nd ballot	3rd ballot	4th ballot	5th ballot
ballot papers distributed	244	243	245	245	245
ballot papers received	244	243	245	245	244
empty / invalid	3/2	2/0	1/0	2/0	44/1
valid total	239	241	244	243	199
absolute more	120	121	123	122	100
Micheline Calmy-Rey	80	94	98	113	131
Toni Bortoluzzi	69	58	56	59	-
Ruth Lüthi	61	69	78	71	68
Patrizia Pesenti	15th	13	12	-	-
Jean Studer	11	-	-	-	-
various	3	7th	-	-	-

Web links

• The 2002 replacement election on the website of the Swiss Federal Assembly

Individual evidence

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