Swiss rift as ex-minister threatens revenge

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Series Details 14.12.07
Publication Date 14/12/2007
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Christoph Blocher, Switzerland’s leading rightwing politician, warned on the 13 December 2007 he would exact revenge for his ejection from the new Swiss government, as his Swiss People’s party, the SVP, called time on the consensual system that has dominated national politics for decades.

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BBC News, 13.12.07: Far-right leaves Swiss government http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7141897.stm
BBC News, 10.12.08: Swiss far-right win cabinet post http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7775051.stm

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