• trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works
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      21 hours ago

      I suppose Swiss neutrality and its side effects radicalised the Swiss.

      Remember when Germany tried to buy ammunition made in Switzerland for the Gepard self-propelled AA systems donated to Ukraine and got the sale denied due to neutrality? I’m sure pretty much every potential customer of the Swiss arms industry took notice of that. Now with a Trump induced European arms buying frenzy coming, Switzerland wants a piece of the cake after all.

  • FundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    22 hours ago

    This is so weird. In all of the Swiss news everyone is saying Pfister is more conservative than expected and all leftists are angry. It’s weird that this article is trying to paint him as an outsider… He’s very much a figure of the conservative wing of the centrist party.

    • Verdorrterpunkt@feddit.org
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      Well, the other option was basically as close to the svp as possible. So Pfister is the better option regardless.

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      22 hours ago

      The way I understood it that he’s outsider in his own circles, like you have people who aren’t necessarily team players but their other contributions merit keeping them close. The article doesn’t dwell on it and I lack local context so thank you for providing it.

  • Diplomjodler@feddit.org
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    Swiss neutrality was always based on hiding under NATO’s coattails. Once that is no longer an option, they’ll have to rethink their strategic position.