SVP accuses parliamentary staff of censoring Heidi Z’graggen's EU-critical speech
The parliamentary services failed to fully publish Heidi Z’graggen's anti-EU address, prompting the SVP to allege political censorship.
Heidi Z’graggen delivered a speech criticizing the EU, but the parliamentary services did not upload it in its entirety. SVP Nationalrat Grüter suggested the omission was a deliberate act of censorship by officials. Meanwhile, Mitte Ständerat Rieder described the EU treaty package as worse than a "colonial contract." The incident has sparked a controversy over media access and political bias.
Why it matters
It raises concerns about transparency and possible political bias in how parliamentary communications are managed.
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