GENEVA: Switzerland’s economy minister Guy Parmelin, who shuttled back and forth to Washington trying to reduce whopping US tariffs, was on Wednesday elected as the country’s president for 2026.
He was formally elected by lawmakers from both houses of the Federal Assembly parliament with 203 out of 210 valid votes.
“These are difficult times. I am taking office in a turbulent and uncertain context, on a fragile and vulnerable continent. Our times demand determination, foresight, courage, and hope,” he told lawmakers.