James Schwarzenbach

James Schwarzenbach ( * August 5, 1911 in Rüschlikon, † October 27, 1994 in St. Moritz ) was a Swiss politician ( Republican Movement or NA) and the National Council.

Background and employment

James Schwarzenbach came from a textile industrialist family from the canton of Zurich.

He was publisher and was also active as an author. The appeared in his then Thomas Publishing Houses are partially as fascist, nationalist and anti-Semitic. He also published the autobiography of fugitive Soviet diplomats Viktor Andreevich Kravchenko in Switzerland.

Policy

In his youth, Schwarzenbach was a member of the National Front and later became a leader of the National Action. From the elections from 1967 to 1979 he was a member of the National Council and was 1971 to 1974, Group President. In 1971 he founded the Republican Party of Switzerland.

With its first " Schwarzenbach initiative " He wanted to protect them from Switzerland " foreign infiltration " by the percentage of foreign population in each canton of the 10% threshold would not have been allowed to cross. Geneva would have been the only exception, where a 25% share of foreigners had been allowed. The referendum campaign was very emotional and tore part of deep trenches. If the initiative was adopted, about 300,000 people had to be reported.

Schwarzenbach was considered an excellent speaker and the first Swiss politician who knew how to play off the strategy of right-wing populism. He presented himself like a lone soldier. At most panel discussions on his initiative, he appeared as the only supporter. The request was a 54 percent to 46 percent no- votes rejected on June 7, 1970 by the Swiss electorate. In seven cantons, however, there was an affirmative majority.

Works

• In the back of the people. Thomas -Verlag, Zurich 1980. ( Autobiography )