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Valais State Councilor Franz Ruppen also intends to succeed Guy Parmelin as a Federal Councilor. The Valais SVP government official made the announcement on Friday in Bern during a joint press ...
News Switzerland » Valais » Government: These two men from Valais are running for the Federal Council on behalf of the SVP
Two candidates from Upper Valais have entered the race to succeed Guy Parmelin: National Council member Michael Graber and State Councilor Franz Ruppen have jointly announced their candidacies. The ...
News Switzerland » Valais » Government: Swiss prosecutors order detention of owner of bar in deadly blaze
MARTIGNY, Switzerland — Swiss prosecutors said on Friday they had ordered one of the two owners of a ski resort bar where a fire on New Year's Day killed 40 people to be detained due to flight risk, ...
News Switzerland » Valais » Government: WATCH: Swiss village buried in glacier collapse
A village in Switzerland was buried in a recent glacier collapse, according to Swiss officials. “Almost the entire Birch Glacier, located above Blatten, collapsed, causing a gigantic landslide,” the ...