Cantonal elections JU Stéphane Theurillat wins government election in the canton of Jura

The Center Party has regained its second seat in the Jura government. Its candidate Stéphane Theurillat won the by-election on Sunday, relegating the Green Party candidate Pauline Godat to second place, as announced by the cantonal state chancellery.

Theurillat received 10,211 votes in the election to replace Jacques Gerber, who is stepping down from the FDP government, and was therefore only 85 votes above the absolute majority.

Pauline Godat came second with 7718 votes. With 2321 votes, Pascal Prince, the candidate of the HelvEthica movement, brought up the rear by a considerable margin. The voter turnout was 35.4 percent.

In future, the government of the canton of Jura will include two members each from the SP and the Center Party, as well as a representative of the Christian Social Party.

Jacques Gerber (FDP), the Jura's Director of Health and Economic Affairs, announced his resignation at the beginning of September. In future, he will head the Ukraine program at the federal government. The FDP decided not to defend its only seat in the government.

SDA