Sandro Subotic

Sandro Subotic is a young Swiss politician associated with the Swiss People's Party (SVP) who recently made headlines for attempting to run for city parliament in Zurich without holding Swiss citizenship. His candidacy sparked controversy as it was revealed that he had misrepresented his citizenship status, which is a requirement for election candidates in Switzerland. Subotic, who has a migration background and identifies as a Secondo, claimed that he was actively engaged in politics to support the values of Swiss culture and tradition. Despite the turmoil surrounding his candidacy, Subotic maintains that he has always been transparent about his citizenship process and views the backlash as a 'witch hunt'. Following the news, he received official confirmation of his citizenship but missed the deadline to run in the upcoming elections.