Longchamp remains with SRG for the time being
Political scientist Claude Longchamp will retain the prerogative of interpretation at SRG until at least mid-2016.
This is because the publicly financed media company will not decide until the end of April which research institute will be allowed to conduct the trend surveys before votes for the 2016 to 2019 legislative period. This was confirmed by SRG spokesperson Daniel Steiner at the request of the Handelszeitung. The aim is to clarify very carefully which institute best meets the requirements. "The tender is much more detailed than before. The evaluation process will take correspondingly longer," says Steiner. External experts will also be called in.
Last week, SRG wrote to 17 research institutes and universities that could be considered for the contract, as the media company writes in a press release on Presseportal.ch. Applicants have until the end of the year to submit their bids. Michael Hermann and his Sotomo Institute have positioned themselves as Longchamp's most promising challenger.
