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Two by-elections to the Swiss Federal Council were held in Switzerland on 22 September 2010,〔(Ein heisser Herbst steht bevor ). 20 Minuten Online. 〕 after Federal Councillor Moritz Leuenberger (SP) announced he would leave the Federal Council effective 31 December 2010 and Federal Councillor Hans-Rudolf Merz (FDP.The Liberals) on 6 August 2010 announced his intention to retire effective late October 2010.〔(«Das wäre ein Spiel mit dem Feuer» ). NZZ Online. 〕 Elected were Simonetta Sommaruga and Johann Schneider-Ammann. ==Party positions== The Green Party and the Swiss People's Party laid claim to the FDP's seat. The election was complicated by the fact that Federal Councillor Moritz Leuenberger (Social Democratic Party, SP) had previously announced his intention to retire in early July 2010, but effective late December 2010; the election to his seat was initially to be held on 8 December 2010,〔http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/kandidatenkarussell_kommt_in_schwung_1.7116875.html〕 but Leuenberger then predated his resignation so that only one electoral session would have to be held. Possible candidates by the FDP for Merz' seat include Karin Keller-Sutter, Gabi Huber, Johann Schneider-Ammann, Philipp Müller, Felix Gutzwiller, Ruedi Noser, Christa Markwalder, Fulvio Pelli, Laura Sadis, Ignazio Cassis and Peter Malama.〔〔(20 Minuten Online Bildstrecke – Wer erbt den Sitz von Merz? ). 20min.ch. Retrieved on 2012-05-20.〕 Malama officially announced his candidacy on 20 August 2010,〔(Auch Peter Malama kandidiert für die Merz-Nachfolge ). NZZ Online. 〕 and Schneider-Ammann was nominated on 2 September 2010.〔(Berner Freisinnige nominieren Schneider-Ammann ). NZZ Online. 〕 Noser, Keller-Sutter and Cassis were also nominated. The Green Party and the FDP.The Liberals have announced they will support the SP's candidate for Leuenberger's seat, while the Swiss People's Party has announced it will put up its own candidate, likely either Jean-François Rime or Adrian Amstutz (Caspar Baader was mooted as a candidate, but declined).〔(Die FDP könnte von einer Doppelvakanz profitieren ). NZZ Online. 〕〔(Rime steht abrufbereit ). NZZ Online. 〕 Rime was selected as their nominee on 3 September 2010. The Christian Democratic People's Party stated it would keep its options open, but then did not nominate any candidates. The CVP later stated it would support the SP and FDP.Liberals holding their seats.〔(«Wir dürfen SVP-Kandidat Rime nicht wählen» ). NZZ Online. 〕 The SP's favoured candidates appeared to be Simonetta Sommaruga and Jacqueline Fehr, with Pascale Bruderer and Claude Janiak also considered possible candidates.〔(Rauer Wind gegen Favoritin Sommaruga ). NZZ Online. 〕 Bruderer declined to seek the seat〔(Bruderer will nicht Bundesrätin werden ). NZZ Online. 〕 and Sommaruga officially announced her candidacy on 11 August 2010.〔(Eine Brückenbauerin für den Bundesrat ). NZZ Online. 〕 Eva Herzog also announced her intention to stand,〔(Eine Basler Kandidatur für den Bundesrat ). NZZ Online. 〕 as did Hildegard Fässler.〔(Hildegard Fässler für Leuenberger-Nachfolge nominiert ). NZZ Online. 〕 Fehr is also a candidate, which means the SP will nominate two of four women for the seat on 3 September 2010. The SP also might support the Greens for the other seat.〔(Die SP taktiert selbstbewusst ). NZZ Online. 〕 The Green Party will contest the seat of Merz, with three possible candidates: Geri Müller, Marlies Bänziger and Brigit Wyss.〔(Grüne Einladung Richtung CVP mit Seitenhieb ). NZZ Online. 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Swiss Federal Council election, 2010」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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