Tourism and leisure Buttet does not rule out return to politics
Former CVP National Councillor Yannick Buttet, who was convicted of sexual harassment, has not ruled out a return to politics following his departure as President of the Valais Chamber of Tourism. "I'm not closing any doors. We'll see," he said.
31.07.2024, 22:38
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"It may be that it will be more difficult because there is fear and the media would immediately pounce on it," said the 47-year-old in an interview with the "Neue Zürcher Zeitung" on Thursday evening. But there is also life after politics. He likes the greater freedom he has in the private sector.
Buttet resigned from his position as President of Tourism on Tuesday. Previously, 11,000 people had called for his removal in an online petition. Criticism of his election in mid-June also came from his party, the Center Party. It was said to be a scandal that Buttet was given another prestigious job within the probation period and indirectly became the boss of his victim. One of his victims works in tourism promotion, a sub-organization of the Chamber of Tourism.
"I felt that I no longer had enough trust and support on the board," said the real estate developer. He does not see himself as a victim of "#MeToo". "I myself am responsible for the initial situation." Some politicians would probably have feared that their heads would roll next if they had publicly backed him.
Buttet expressed the feeling that people from the Upper Valais had turned him into a warhorse. "For the Upper Valais, and to a certain extent for some parts of the rest of German-speaking Switzerland, I am a stalker, a criminal." He had made mistakes, apologized and paid for them in court. He has received many supportive messages from the public and politicians.
