SVP again does not take part in "Arena" program

 
The Swiss People's Party (SVP) has canceled its participation in the "Arena" show on Swiss television on Friday because it does not want to "celebrate superficial style discussions", as it wrote in a statement. The announcement of the "Arena" program literally stated that the SVP was in a "test of strength" and that they wanted to discuss the party's "poltergeist". The SVP was not prepared to take part in a program that was announced in such a tendentious manner. For this reason, according to SDA, SVP National Councillor Natalie Rickli and other SVP parliamentarians who were asked to take part in the program have cancelled their participation.