Political programme: Federal elections 2023
Venue: University of St. Gallen – Library building (Audimax)
Live stream at www.swisscommunity.org
Moderation: Stephan Lendi
8:00 am – 9:00 am | Doors open; welcome coffee |
9:00 am – 9:10 am | Opening speeches Filippo Lombardi, President of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, SwissCommunity |
9:10 am – 9:25 am | A look back at how the Swiss Abroad voted: 2019-2023 votes Marc Lettau, Editor-in-Chief, Swiss Review, OSA |
9:25 am – 9:40 am | Taking stock of the legislature and looking ahead to the elections of 2023 and beyond Corina Schena and Lukas Golder, gfs.bern |
9:40 am – 9:55 am | The significance of the SRG's foreign mandate for Switzerland Gilles Marchand, Director General SRG SSR |
9:55 am – 10:55 am | Party positions on the OSA election manifesto Sarah Wyss, National Councillor (SP/BS) Laurent Wehrli, National Councillor (FDP/VD) Nicolas Walder, National Councillor (Greens/GE) Roland Fischer, National Councillor (GLP/LU) Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter, National Councillor (Die Mitte/BL) Inge Schütz, President SVP International |
10:55 am – 11:25 am | Coffee break |
11:25 am – 12:00 pm | Political rights and e-voting: state of play and prospects Benedikt van Spyk, State Secretary of the Canton of St.Gallen Martin Maegli, Head of Politics and International Affairs, Swiss Post |
12:00 pm – 12:10 pm | Summary and conclusion Ariane Rustichelli, Director of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, SwissCommunity Filippo Lombardi, President of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, SwissCommunity |
12:10 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch |