More Swiss politics: SVP goes into the opposition

I see via Global Librarian that Frau Widmer-Schlumpf did indeed accept the nomination to the Bundesrat and in response to that the SVP basically threw her and Samuel Schmid out of the party. So the SVP is not (by their own design) in the cabinet any longer and has gone into opposition. Blocher is no longer in the Parliament but he is surely not leaving the Swiss political scene. Schmidt and Widmer-Schlumpf are in the cabinet without a party affiliation.

This is unprecedented.

It's also starting to hit a bit close to home. It's hard to say why without ripping off the veil of anonymity but R's job has something to do with somebody involved in this whole mess. His job is secure, as far as we can see, but it'll probably get weird and stressful around the office in the near future.