Because of Madeleine Amstutz: In Sigriswil there are two SVP parties

The reason for the split is Madeleine Amstutz (41), head of the SVP parliamentary group in the Bernese Grand Council. Madeleine Amstutz made headlines in early June, after LOOK made public that in her position as mayor of Sigriswil she was mainly on the road as an “expense knight”. Critics accused her of having received too many expenses and not always adhering to official channels. So she added events such as the Lauberhorn downhill in Wengen to the expense account – even though she was invited. In part, she is said to have even charged expenses for attending funerals.

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