Burnout: These Swiss politicians took a break:
The SP co-president pulls the "emergency brake". Politicians are particularly susceptible to burnout and ...
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Swiss Politicians Face Burn-out: The Need for BreaksBetween 2012 and 2025, eight Swiss politicians took breaks lasting from weeks to months due to exhaustion and mental health issues.
Key FactsDec 1, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- SP Co-President Mattea Meyer announced a break because of severe fatigue, highlighting the intense pressures in politics.
- Psychiatrist Michael Pfaff notes that politics blurs work-life boundaries, increasing vulnerability to burn-out syndrome.
- Notable politicians like Rolf Schweiger, Natalie Rickli, and Philipp Wilhelm previously took extended leaves for burn-out or exhaustion depression.
- These pauses served to restore health and sometimes led to adjustments or reductions in political responsibilities.
I sat on my office chair and realized: I can't do this anymore. I felt helpless.— Beat Feurer, SVP municipal councilor in Biel, reflecting on his experiences with burnout.
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- Mattea Meyer is taking a temporary leave from politics due to severe exhaustion, missing the 2025 winter parliamentary session.
- Co-leader Cédric Wermuth fully supports her decision and urges respect for her need for privacy.
- Her withdrawal follows a pattern of health-related breaks by other federal lawmakers such as Jacqueline Badran and Pirmin Bischof.
- Meyer was scheduled to present key parental support legislation on December 2, 2025, which now faces altered proceedings.
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