Karin Keller-Sutter devient la nouvelle présidente de la Suisse

L’Assemblée fédérale a élu Karin Keller-Sutter à la présidence de la Confédération helvétique pour l’année 2025. Au ministère des Finances début 2023, elle avait dû gérer l’une des pires crises bancaires de l’histoire du pays.

Selected by the United Federal Assembly, the Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter will assume the Swiss presidency in 2025 for one year of office.

Even though the title suggests otherwise, the president of the Swiss Confederation is not head of state. This position is not held by one individual, but rather by the whole of the Federal Council. The president is ‘primus inter pares’ – first among equals. He or she chairs the Federal Council meetings and mediates in the case of disputes. In urgent situations, the president can order precautionary measures or make a unilateral decision.

Traditionally the presidents give a speech at New Year and on Swiss National Day on 1 August, which is broadcast on radio and television. They also welcome the diplomatic corps – all foreign ambassadors to Switzerland – at a New Year’s reception in the Federal Palace.