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A new start at the Evangelical Reformed Church Switzerland (EKS): Rita Famos succeeds Gottfried Locher.
Famos achieved an absolute majority of those present with 47 votes in the first ballot. The Zurich resident was elected for a term of office from 2021 to 2022.
The two pastors Rita Famos and Isabelle Graesslé competed for the EKS presidium. Graesslé received 25 votes.
The previous president of the EKS, Gottfried Locher, resigned in May after allegations in connection with alleged border violations against church employees.
The 54-year-old Famos, who had been ported by the Zurich regional church, had already run for office two years ago and was defeated by Locher at the time. Famos has worked for the Reformed Church in various functions for 28 years. Since 2013 she has been the department head of special pastoral care in the Zurich regional church.
The 61-year-old Graesslé was the candidate of the Vaudois Church. The Frenchwoman has lived in Switzerland for 33 years and works as a pastor in Vaud. From 2004 to 2016 she directed the International Museum of the Reformation in Geneva.
Published: November 2nd, 2020, 7 minutes ago
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