Basel-Landschaft or Basel-Country,informally known as Baselland or Baselbiet,is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of five districts and its capital city is Liestal. It is traditionally considered a "half-canton",the other half being Basel-Stadt,its urban counterpart.
Basellandschaftliche Zeitung,,is a Swiss Standard German language daily newspaper,published by Luedin. The company is based in Liestal,Basel-Landschaft,with two offices based in Liestal and Basel. Its editor-in-chief is Franz C. Widmer.
The Waldenburg railway is a narrow-gauge light rail system in the canton of Basel-Landschaft,Switzerland. The 13.1-kilometre (8.1 mi) long single-track line runs from Liestal,the capital of the canton,to Waldenburg,with stops in Bubendorf,Hölstein,Niederdorf,and Oberdorf. It connects to SBB train services in Liestal railway station. The line was temporarily closed between April 2021 and December 2022 for modernisation and conversion to metre gauge.
Eric Michael Weber is a Swiss populist publisher,journalist,and far-right politician. He currently serves his third term as a member of the Grand Council of Basel-Stadt for his independent VA,which is his own political movement without any other members.
Beat Jans is a Swiss environmental scientist and politician who serves as a member of the Federal Council,after being elected in 2023 to succeed Alain Berset,assuming office on 1 January 2024. A member of the Social Democratic Party,he previously served on the National Council from 2010 to 2020,and president of the Executive Council of Basel-Stadt from 2021 to 2023.
Eva Herzog is a Swiss politician who has represented the Basel-Stadt canton in the Council of States since 2019 and served as President of the Council in 2023–2024. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS).
Sarah Wyss is a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP). Since December 2020 she is a member of the National Council of Switzerland.
Anita Fetz is a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP) and a former member of the National Council and the Council of States in Switzerland.
Hanro International GmbH,with headquarters in Götzis in Austria,produces lingerie,nightwear,and loungewear for men and women. The company’s products can be found in almost 50 countries and are sold at specialty retailers,department stores,and its own 14 boutiques and outlet stores. The company was founded in 1884 in Liestal,Switzerland,by Albert Handschin. The Huber Group acquired the company in 1991.
Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter is a Swiss jurist and politician of The Centre.
Farah Rumy MP is a Sri Lankan born Swiss politician,nurse and medical expert. Since 2023,she has been a member of the Swiss Parliament,serving in the National Council for the Social Democratic Party (SP) of the Canton of Solothurn.
Hans-Ueli Vogt is a Swiss jurist. He is a law professor at the University of Zurich and a politician of the Swiss People's Party (SVP). He was a member of the National Council between 2015 and 2021 and announced his candidacy to the Federal Council in October 2022.
Brigitte Häberli-Koller is a Swiss politician of The Centre (DM/LC) party,formerly of the Christian Democratic People's Party. She was a member of the National Council from 2003 to 2011 and has been a member of the Council of States since 2011,of which she served as its president from 2022 to 2023.
Franziska Roth is a pedagogue and politician of the Social Democrat Party of Switzerland (SP). Since 2019,she is a current member of the National Council,the lower house of the Swiss Parliament.
Maja Riniker is a Swiss politician of the Liberals (FDP) and a member of the National Council the lower house of the Swiss Parliament. She is the current President of the National Council.
Bülent Pekerman is a driving teacher and a politician of the Green Liberal Party of Switzerland (GLP). He is the president of the Grand Council of Basel.
Thomas Jan de Courten is a Swiss businessman and politician. He currently serves as a member of the National Council for the Swiss People's Party (SVP) since 5 December 2011. Between 2003 and 2011,he served in the Cantonal Council of Basel-Landschaft,and as the congressional president for his party since 2007. He was also the president of the national economy and health commissions respectively.
Sandra Sollberger-Muff officially Sandra Sollberger is a Swiss businesswoman and politician. She currently serves as a member of National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party since 30 November 2015.
Willy Pfund was a Swiss politician of the Liberal Party.
Anton Keller is a Swiss politician who served on the National Council (Switzerland) from 1979 to 1995 for the Christian Democratic People's Party representing the Aargau constituency. He previously served as a member of the cantonal constitutional council and as president of the CVP section. Due to the family activities in politics they were titled The CVP-Kennedys from Baden by local news outlets. His daughter is incumbent National Councillor Marianne Binder-Keller.
