the surprising political farewell of Alain Berset, president of the Swiss Confederation

2023-12-30 19:11:29

Alain Berset, aged 51, announced his desire to leave power in June 2023, to everyone’s surprise.

And “Goodbye» that we are not likely to forget. Alain Berset, the President of the Swiss Confederation for only a few more hours, published this Saturday, December 30, a funny video on X (formerly Twitter) to signal his departure to the Swiss population.

We see him take a hat and disappear, with a smile on his face, at the end of a corridor. While going there, the politician even shows his joy by a little jump. He accompanied his video with the same words, in the country’s three official languages: “AU Revoir. Goodbye. Arrivederci.»

Surprise departure

Alain Berset, aged 51, had already announced his departure to everyone’s surprise last June, saying that he had spent a “bon moment“. “Being able to retire while you are alive is a rather joyful thing,” the politician declared with humor during his farewell speech to Parliament on December 13. That day he gave way to Beat Jans, who will officially take charge of the confederation on Monday January 1st.