Political parties SVP Aargau confirms Andreas Glarner as cantonal president
Aargau SVP National Councillor Andreas Glarner remains President of the cantonal party. At the cantonal party conference in Brittnau AG, the party base confirmed the 62-year-old politician for a four-year term of office with applause.
30.04.2025, 21:30
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Glarner was the only candidate for the office. There were no requests to speak from the 100 or so people present before the election. Glarner had been nominated for re-election by the cantonal executive committee.
In the multi-purpose hall in Brittnau, Glarner made a sweeping speech on asylum policy, social welfare, crime, traffic congestion and administration. "We need to clean up Aargau," he said: "We have a lot to do."
SVP National Councillor Thomas Burgherr, himself party president for eight years, said that the SVP had won the cantonal elections last October under Glarner. The SVP achieved a voter share of 30.3 percent in the parliamentary elections.
"Gaga right-wing extremist" case before the Federal Supreme Court
Glarner has been party president since 2020 and a member of the National Council since 2015. He has repeatedly sparked criticism with provocative posts on social media - even within his own ranks.
He is currently defending himself against being labeled a "gaga right-wing extremist", depending on the overall context. Glarner feels defamed by the term.
He appealed the corresponding ruling by the Aargau High Court to the Federal Supreme Court. In March, the high court had acquitted the former journalist Hansi Vogt of the accusation of verbal abuse and defamation following a Twitter message.
According to the Supreme Court, the term "Gaga right-wing extremist" did not give the average unbiased reader the impression that the politician was anti-democratic, violent or had sympathies for National Socialism. It was an exaggerated classification in the political spectrum.
