Cédric Wermuth approved for Aargau candidacy despite Lucerne move

Cédric Wermuth, co-president of the Swiss Social Democratic Party (SP), has received unanimous approval from Aargau party delegates to run for the National Council in the autumn 2027 federal elections.

Despite his plan to move from Zofingen to Lucerne during the current legislative period to be closer to family and friends, Wermuth maintains that his political roots remain in the Aargau SP. He stated that election campaigns are fought for social democratic causes rather than for a specific residential address.

Wermuth, who has served in the National Council since 2011, will appear second on the Aargau list, following Gabriela Suter. This potential run would mark his fifth term in office. To facilitate this, delegates previously voted in April to grant him an exception to the party's twelve-year term limit for parliamentary mandates.