Swiss government gets friendly

Internet users can get virtually, albeit unofficially, closer to Switzerland’s cabinet thanks to the social networking website Facebook. An economics student from Neuchâtel in the western part of the country set up the seven ministers’ profiles on the site, a move that has yet to draw a reaction from the government. Bertil Suter says that to his knowledge, this is the first time an entire cabinet has appeared on Facebook. He says he hopes to convince at least one minister to play ball and make some new friends…

Swiss politics