New kids in the House. no less than 70 new parliamentarians will have their say on issues facing Switzerland as the new political year gets underway. Among them will be the country's first black parliamentarian, the first Green politicians in the Senate and a new batch of 30-something women lending a fresh look to the House of Representatives.

Swiss News › Nbr. 2008, April 2008

Author: Ledsom, Mark

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New kids in the House. no less than 70 new parliamentarians will have their say on issues facing Switzerland as the new political year gets underway. Among them will be the country's first black parliamentarian, the first Green politicians in the Senate and a new batch of 30-something women lending a fresh look to the House of Representatives.

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Swiss News has been talking to three of the new intake about the secrets of their success and their hopes for the coming months. This month, we speak with Social Democrat Ricardo Lumengo and Swiss People's Party's Natalie Rickli. In the February issue, look for Green Party Senator Robert Cramer.

Black to the future

Social Democrat Ricardo Lumengo made national headlines in October when he completed the unlikely transition from Angolan ...

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