BZ Berner Zeitung Stadt plus Region Bern - 5 2018 [DE]

Branda (SP), he could not imagine that residents could warm up to a merger of municipalities. For Branda, the community merger is above all. This idea could be taken to heart in Bern. To a certain extent, says Mario Branda, mayor of Bellinzona, which has undergone a major merger. His party has to change if it wants to survive in the city, said Fuchs. If his party doesn't open up to urban issues, it will eventually end up with a 5 percent share of voters in Bern, says the 52-year-old. He warns ag