This means that the majority in parliament has clearly shifted. While the SVP, FDP and CVP were able to finalise their bills together in the expiring legislature, they now need the support of the EPP or the Green Liberals. The coming legislature will therefore be largely shaped by the GLP. Parliament is likely to follow a tightly liberal course in financial policy and become much more ecological. How the Council will decide on socio-political and social issues is currently difficult to judge. The GLP as the new majority procurer has not yet made its mark here.

In its new composition, the Council of Government will remain in principle a civic body. However, it is to be expected that the government will also become more progressive in ecological and socio-political questions, without wanting to assume that too little has been done in the area of environmental protection so far. Only (almost) nobody has noticed this. In terms of financial policy, the government should continue to focus on a healthy budget and not dare to experiment exuberantly. The representatives of the SP and the newly elected Martin Neukomm also tend to be pragmatists. In social policy, however, it should come as no surprise if the government should deviate from the principle of thrift.

The two newly elected members of the governing council, Natalie Rickli and Martin Neukomm, will certainly be under special observation. Will they manage the transition from the legislative to the executive? Are they able to credibly represent bills even against their own party doctrine? And what about their leadership qualities? However, they are also facing a test of their abilities: When allocating the directorates, do they take into account the abilities and inclinations of all members of the government? Or will all those who have been in office remain in their usual habitat?

Either way, politics in the canton of Zurich is likely to become a little more exciting in the new legislature.