Swiss President: Vance Speech A 'Plea For Direct Democracy'

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter has described US Vice President JD Vance's speech at the Security conference in Munich as a“plea for direct democracy”. She shares many of the values mentioned by Vance, said the politician from the centre-right Radical-Liberal party.

This content was published on February 16, 2025 - 11:08 3 minutes Keystone-SDA/SRF

• Deutsch de Keller-Sutter: Vance-Rede“Plädoyer für die direkte Demokratie” Original Read more: Keller-Sutter: Vance-Rede“Plädoyer für die direkte Demokratie
• Русский ru Президент Швейцарии: Вэнс выступил в защиту прямой демократии Read more: Президент Швейцарии: Вэнс выступил в защиту прямой демократи

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In doing so, she went against the indignant reactions of many other European heads of state and government. In the interview published in the French-language daily newspaper Le Temps on Saturday, Keller-Sutter stated that Vance had spoken about“liberal values” that must be defended.

These included values“such as freedom and the opportunity for the people to express their opinions. It was a plea for direct democracy. That's how you can read it,” she told the newspaper.

In this respect, Vance's comments were“in a certain sense very Swiss,” said Keller-Sutter.

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