Candidate with a red light past (Swiss Press Text 2017, by Janina Gehrig) - Swiss Press Award
Der Bund
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2017
Janina Gehrig
The SVP City of Bern is fielding five candidates for the municipal council elections. Among them is a former brothel owner. It later emerged that he also rented hotel rooms to welfare recipients at exorbitant rates. When confronted with the investigation, the politician ultimately withdrew his candidacy.
