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20.09.2017, 11:12
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It was an exciting day in Bern today. Ignazio Cassis has been chosen as our new Cabinet Minister. He's from the FDP party and is from Tessin. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/cabinet...ister/43531024 | The following 3 users would like to thank olygirl for this useful post: | | 
20.09.2017, 11:13
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Finally!
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20.09.2017, 11:19
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| | Re: Ignazio Cassis is our new Bundesrat | Quote: | |  | | | Finally!
Tom | | | | | Come on, Tom. I'd love to hear more.
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20.09.2017, 13:41
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Isn't it a wonderful thing that the appointment of a new Bundesrat is more of a joyous occasion than that of public uproar and mistrust?
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20.09.2017, 15:20
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| | Re: Ignazio Cassis is our new Bundesrat | Quote: | |  | | | Come on, Tom. I'd love to hear more. | | | | | First Ticinese in the federal council since Flavio resigned in 1999 (I knew his brother Sergio).
And a slap in the face to Ada Marra!
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20.09.2017, 17:34
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| | Re: Ignazio Cassis is our new Bundesrat | Quote: | |  | | | First Ticinese in the federal council since Flavio resigned in 1999 (I knew his brother Sergio).
And a slap in the face to Ada Marra! 
Tom | | | | | Damm, 18 years! It is like if the Ticinesi were really second class citizens in CH, no? "Porterò l'italianità in Governo" I will bring Italianity into Government
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20.09.2017, 18:22
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| | Re: Ignazio Cassis is our new Bundesrat | Quote: | |  | | | Damm, 18 years! It is like if the Ticinesi were really second class citizens in CH, no? | | | | | Actually, no.
With 8/117, that's nearly 7%, more than their share of the population.
Hell, Motta was on it for 28 years, and president 5 times, the most of anybody in the 20th century (two guys were president 6 times, but in the 19th century).
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20.09.2017, 19:51
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OMG, I have to read this on EF, not having had a clue  
One of these phases again where I know more about what's happening in the rest of the world than here. Wake up call.
Thanks olygirl.
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20.09.2017, 20:21
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So which department will he get?
Hopefully foreign affairs.
Is he the only one who speaks all four languages?
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20.09.2017, 21:01
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| | Re: Ignazio Cassis is our new Bundesrat | Quote: | |  | | | So which department will he get? 
Hopefully foreign affairs. 
Is he the only one who speaks all four languages?
Tom | | | | | Do you think he will need Romantsch to become friends with some other country or are you planning to let Grischun loose? | 
20.09.2017, 21:15
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Finally I can proudly say that I've the better furniture than at least one Bundesrat | This user would like to thank YuropFlyer for this useful post: | | 
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How can someone Italian sounding, yet named after a french liqueur, be all bad?
Regards
Ian
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22.09.2017, 12:36
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Lefty Ticinese criticizing him already: | 
22.09.2017, 12:40
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