Lobbying in Bern: Dr. Thomas Borer and Politicians Debate Influence in the Federal Palace
In an episode of BaslerZeitung Standpunkte moderated by Markus Prazeller, Dr. Thomas Borer joins National Councillors Balthasar Glättli and Christian Miesch, and BaslerZeitung editor-in-chief Markus Somm to debate the role and limits of lobbying in Switzerland’s Federal Palace. Prompted by public outrage over revelations that Borer lobbied in Bern on behalf of Kazakhstan, the discussion explores allegations of undue influence on administration and parliament, the more than 300 lobbyists with access to the parliament building’s Wandelhalle, and whether such access should be restricted, or is indispensable to Switzerland’s militia parliament.