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Guy Parmelin has served as Federal Councilor for 11 years. He announced plans to retire at the end of his current presidential term.
Swiss President and Economy Minister Guy Parmelin announced that he will leave the government at the end of the year after 11 years in it. This is reported by the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ).
According to the publication, Parmelin convened a press conference at which he announced that “the government needs new young forces, especially in times of geopolitical difficulties.”
It is clarified that he decided to resign at the end of 2026, when his term as president comes to an end.
NZZ writes that rumors about his resignation have appeared for a long time, as the politician suffers from spinal problems. However, Parmelin himself told reporters that the reasons for his resignation were not related to health. The politician said that after eleven years of work as a federal adviser, he feels “a certain fatigue.”
“The enthusiasm is not as strong as it used to be,” he concluded.
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Guy Parmelin will leave the government at the end of 2026.
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