Right-wing populist chosen for rotating Swiss presidency

GENEVA (AP) — A top leader of Switzerland’s main right-wing populist party has been chosen to take the Alpine country’s largely ceremonial presidency next year, and two women are joining the seven-member executive body.
The Swiss government chose Ueli Maurer, 68, of the anti-immigration Swiss People’s Party, to become president in 2019. The Swiss president is simply first among seven equals on the Federal Council, and the post rotates each year among its members. He will