Sunday, October 21, 2007

’We Must Tell Muslims We Are a Christian Nation’

SPIEGELONLINE INTERNATIONAL: SPIEGEL ONLINE spoke to right-wing Swiss Justice Minister Christoph Blocher about his controversial Swiss People's Party, its allegedly xenophobic electoral campaign and the possible Swiss referendum on building minarets.

SPIEGEL ONLINE: Mr Blocher, the entire election campaign (more...) has revolved around you. Everyone is only talking about you -- your supporters and your opponents alike. Swiss politics has never been focused on one person to such an extreme degree.

Christoph Blocher: I do not think that the fact I am taking center stage to such an extent in these elections is a good thing either, but my opponents are responsible for that. They have now been massively attacking my person for four years -- because of my policies. ’We Must Tell Muslims We Are a Christian Nation (more) (Interview with Swiss Justice Minister, Christoph Blocher)

THE GUARDIAN:
Swiss watch

BBC:
Swiss voting for new parliament

DIE WELT:
Erste Hochrechnungen: Rechte SVP gewinnt Schweizer Wahlen

LE FIGARO:
Suisse : la droite populiste sort renforcée des elections

LE MONDE:
La droite populiste conforte son leadership en Suisse

Mark Alexander