Operation Libero

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Operation Libero is a political movement in Switzerland that was founded by members of the Foreign Policy Forum in October 2014.

History and positions

Flavia Kleiner, former Co-President (2016)
Laura Zimmermann, Co-President (2018)

The founding committee of Operation Libero was formed by Flavia Kleiner and Dominik Elser, who co-chaired the association. The co-management of Kleiner and Laura Zimmermann became the face of the campaign against the No Billag initiative . On May 16, 2020, Kleiner announced her resignation as co-president. According to its own statement, Operation Libero stands for “upheaval in the Swiss political landscape” and is committed to “international networking, freedom, progress, the rule of law”. As a political movement, Operation Libero has formulated position papers on the topics of the labor market, civil rights, Europe, life plans, redistribution and transport.

Voting and election campaigns

Operation Libero successfully campaigned against several federal popular initiatives . As a driving force against the so-called enforcement initiative of the SVP , which was rejected by the Swiss electorate on February 28, 2016, it received a lot of media attention and awareness. From autumn 2017, the movement became active against the No Billag initiative , which it described on posters as an “attack on democracy”. The initiative was clearly rejected by the people and the cantons on March 4, 2018 . Operation Libero also campaigned against the SVP's so - called self - determination initiative, which was also clearly rejected at the ballot box on November 25, 2018.

In 2018, Laura Zimmermann announced that Operation Libero would intervene in the 2019 national elections with recommendations in order to bring more politicians to parliament who advocate an open Switzerland in terms of foreign policy, a liberal migration policy and future issues such as digitization. In presenting itself, the organization wants to support progressive forces for an open and liberal Switzerland. According to the NZZ , because of the actions taken so far, she “stood out primarily as an anti-SVP movement”. The SP National Council and former Swiss ambassador to Germany, Tim Guldimann , who is committed to Operation Libero, sees potential for the organization in socially minded radicals and liberal-minded Christian Democrats. Operation Libero recommended six candidates from the FDP , CVP , BDP , GLP , the Greens and the SP for the elections in autumn 2019 .

literature

Web links

Commons : Operation Libero  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Operation Libero: Fresh Air for the Liberal Cause. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . October 13, 2014, accessed March 6, 2016 .
  2. ^ Operation Libero establishes a section in Bern. In: www.operation-libero.ch. Retrieved August 10, 2016 .
  3. ↑ “I don't feel powerful at all”, 20minutes from March 6, 2018 , accessed on September 25, 2018
  4. ^ Co-President of Operation Libero resigns. May 17, 2020, accessed May 17, 2020 .
  5. ↑ a b Operation Libero - the portrait. In: www.operation-libero.ch. Retrieved March 6, 2016 .
  6. ↑ On the first six position papers. In: www.operation-libero.ch. Retrieved March 6, 2016 .
  7. ↑ The SVP's nightmare. In: tagesanzeiger.ch. February 25, 2016, accessed March 6, 2016 .
  8. ↑ Stop prevented. Democracy strengthened. In: www.operation-libero.ch. Retrieved October 1, 2018 .
  9. ↑ She wants EU supporters in the Federal Palace! In: look . September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018 .
  10. ↑ a b Christina Neuhaus: Operation Libero wants to stir up the 2019 election campaign. NZZ December 20, 2018, accessed December 26, 2018
  11. ↑ Sarah Schmalz: Get in or get left behind. In: woz.ch. July 4, 2019, accessed July 26, 2019 .