Inonya Cassis elected new president of Switzerland

Parliament Switzerland elected Minister of Foreign Affairs Inycio Cassis by the new president of the country. This is reported by Associated Press.

Cassis will change the current Swiss leader Gi Parmelena on January 1, 2022. The choice of the 60-year chapter of the Foreign Ministry is actually a formality, since a year ago he was elected vice president.

In Switzerland, Parliament chooses the president for a period of one year from among the members of the Federal Council. The position of the President is a formal head of state, since the country’s main leadership is carried out by the Federal Council. According to the rules, the president cannot be relected for a second term.

Inonya Cassis First President from the Italian-speaking region Ticino. The politician entered the National Council of Switzerland and was the Vice-President of the Medical Association of Switzerland, is a member of the free Democratic Party of Liberals.

/Media reports.