Martin Pfister elected as new Swiss federal council member
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FILE PHOTO: Swiss flags flutter on the Swiss Parliament Building (Bundeshaus) in Bern, Switzerland, January 29, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's parliament on Wednesday elected Martin Pfister to be the new member of the country's federal council, or cabinet, replacing Viola Amherd, who is stepping down at the end of this month.
Pfister edged out his colleague Markus Ritter, with both men representing the centrist Die Mitte party.
Amherd, the Swiss defence minister, served as the country's president last year within the seven-member federal council.
(Writing by Dave Graham, Editing by Rachel More)
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