Rétrospective  du dessin de presse Suisse 2024

The exhibition route takes us through a labyrinth of drawings, reflecting the many conflicts – physical and verbal – that are as hard to resolve as the outcome of a crisis. To guide you through this maze of ideas and emotions, no fewer than 160 hard-hitting works by 36 cartoonists from all over Switzerland have been selected for their incisive, uncompromising and explosive approach.

Ale / 7.01 / Le Matin Dimanche
2024 begins with a schedule of actions to be carried out each month.

Pitch / 1.01 / Heidi.news
On 10 January, the Gaza Ministry of Health reported that the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks had risen to 23,210.

Caro / 7.01 / Le Matin Dimanche
In 2023, Swiss airports recorded 53.3 million arriving and departing passengers (local and transfer) in scheduled and charter traffic. This represents an increase of 9.7 million passengers, or 22%, compared with 2022, according to the Swiss government. There is a peak during the winter season.

JoTed / 7.01 / Le Matin Dimanche
The Valais is adapting very quickly to the Federal Council’s decision in November 2023 to authorise the preventive shooting of wolves from November 2023 to the end of January 2024.

Mascha / 10.01 / Vigousse
The 3 March vote on a 13th pension for retired people is the subject of debate.

Vincent / 19.01 / Le Courrier
The 13th pension is strongly supported by Pierre-Yves Maillard, a Socialist member of the Council of States.

Vincent L’Epée / 13.01 / ArcInfo & Le Journal du Jura
According to the online magazine Republik.ch, the Swiss Federal Intelligence Service (SRC) is monitoring the digital activities of Swiss citizens.

Decressac / 19.01 / Vigousse
Alain Delon’s children, Anouchka, Anthony and Alain-Fabien, are at war with each other through the media.

Vincent / 21.01 / Le Courrier
By 2023, three quarters of all transactions in Switzerland will be electronic. The success of the Twint application is partly behind this revolution.

Debuhme / 26.01 / Vigousse
Figures from Santé Suisse call into question the services billed to insurers by certain healthcare professionals. The association of health insurers examined data from more than 6,000 doctors practising in outpatient clinics between 2017 and 2021. Some of them bill between 1.5 and 2 million services per year, reports RTS.

Swen / 18.01 / Handelszeitung
At his first press conference at the Davos Forum with founder Klaus Schwab, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis showed his commitment. To preparing for peace, to integrating Russia into the future.

Bébert from Plonk&Replonk / 26.01 / Vigousse
At the end of January, Fribourg became the first municipality in Switzerland to introduce menstrual leave for its female employees. The debate is starting at national level.

Ben / 28.01 / Le Matin Dimanche
Under pressure from parliament, the government is proposing to bring the lowest salaries into line with collective labour agreements, which are often less generous than the minimum wage adopted in the canton of Geneva, for example.

Damien Leuba / 29.01 / Riviera Chablais
European and Swiss farmers are mobilising to demonstrate against economic pressure. As a sign of support, signs are being flipped up and tractors are slowing down traffic.

Didier Martin / 4.02 / Le Matin Dimanche
One of the grievances of the farmers who are staging demonstrations and actions across Europe is the very high margins being made by supermarkets.

Mibé / 2.02 / AgriHebdo
Farmers’ protests are spreading to Switzerland. They’re calling for less red tape, better pay for their produce and no more constraints without the income to match.

Chappatte / 7.02 / Le Temps
Nestlé admits using banned treatments in its Henniez mineral water.

Nic / 4.02 / Le Matin Dimanche
So-called mineral waters must not have undergone any treatment or added anything, according to the Confederation’s requirements.

JoTed / 4.02 / Le Matin Dimanche
According to an SRF scoop, the Swiss army will be a billion francs short of what it needs to pay for the armaments it has already ordered by 2025.

Herrmann / 6.02 / Tribune de Genève
At the beginning of February, CERN launched its first field analyses for the construction of a particle accelerator three times longer than the current facility, which is due to come to an end in 2040. If it goes ahead, the future circular collider (FCC) will form a circular tunnel under the French-Swiss border, 91 km long and around 5 metres in diameter, between 100 and 300 metres underground. It would pass under Geneva, under Lake Geneva and extend as far as the outskirts of Annecy.

Caro / 11.02 / Le Matin Dimanche
In the campaign for the 13th pension, a letter entitled ‘Urgent appeal to protect our AHV’ was signed by former federal councillors Doris Leuthard, Adolf Ogi, Johann Schneider-Amman, Joseph Deiss and Pascal Couchepin. Only Ruth Dreifuss of the Swiss Socialist Party (PS) expressed reservations.

Pigr / 15.02 / Le Nouvelliste
Accompanied by the Ancienne Cécilia brass band from Chermignon, Swiss fashion designer Kevin Germanier presented his spectacular show at Paris Fashion Week in February, an opportunity to highlight his Valais origins. The day continued at the Embassy with a reception attended by the young designer, his knitters, the brass band and a delegation from the canton of Valais and Crans-Montana, led by State Council President Christophe Darbellay and including Matthias Reynard. At the beginning of January, Christophe Darbellay announced his support for the preventive shooting of wolves in Valais, which was authorised on 1 December and suspended while the Federal Administrative Court (TAF) examined its legality.
Kevin Germanier will be signing the costumes for the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics in August.

Herrmann / 8.02 / Tribune de Genève
Didier Martin / 11.02 / Le Matin Dimanche
On 5 February, King Charles III announced that he had been diagnosed with cancer during his prostate operation and was starting chemotherapy.

TomZ / 22.02 / Petarde!
Christian Marthe / 22.02 / La Télé
As the 3rd year of the war in Ukraine begins, Alexeï Navalny, the main opponent of Vladimir Putin, dies on 16 February in the prison where he was being held.

Swen / 16.02 / Schweiz am Wochenende
Pitch / 23.02 / Vigousse
In August 2023, the New York Times revealed that 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and between 100,000 and 120,000 wounded, based on estimates by American officials. Russian losses would be higher: 120,000 Russian soldiers would have died between the start of the war and August 2023, and between 170,000 and 180,000 would have been wounded.
At the start of the 3rd year of the war, Volodymyr Zelensky declared at a press conference that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had died against Russia.

Ben / 25.02 / Le Matin Dimanche
One business in seven sold alcohol or nicotine products to minors during the test purchases carried out in Valais in 2023. Promotion Santé deplores inadequate checks on identity cards.

TomZ / 8.03 / Petarde!
‘Maybe I should put a little less on you?’
on the meat: ‘tenancy law
In September 2023, Parliament approved two draft amendments to tenancy law. The first aims to prevent abusive subletting. In future, the lessor will have to give his consent in writing. He will also be able to refuse the sublease if it lasts more than two years or presents major inconveniences for him. Asloca has submitted signatures for both referendums. The vote will take place on 24 November.

Swen / 22.02 / CH Media
This drawing by Swen, chosen for the poster, is entitled ‘Aufrüstung’ (‘armament’). It depicts the Earth as a grenade, where two major conflicts are raging and armament is on the increase in most countries.

Alex / 28.02 / La Liberté
A report by BloombergNEF (a research and analysis service) shows that in the United States, renewable energies – solar and wind – are emerging as a preferred alternative to natural gas in order to replace coal in electricity generation, at almost 25%.

Nic / 25.02 / Le Matin Dimanche
Debuhme / 1.03 / Vigousse
Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter wants to reduce tax inequalities between married and cohabiting couples. A reform that would cost the public purse a billion euros. But it will take at least ten years to implement, because all the tax systems will have to be changed: the Confederation’s, but also those of the 26 cantons and thousands of communes.

Mascha / 1.03 / Vigousse
The French film industry has been hit by new accusations of rape and sexual assault. Actress Judith Godrèche lodged a complaint at the beginning of February against directors Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon.

Christian Marthe / 8.03 / La Télé
Frédéric Ménétrey, director of the Fribourg Chamber of Agriculture, sounds the alarm about the situation of farmers… with an accent!

Calf / 7.08 / Calfcartoons
The candidates in the Russian presidential election seem to be non-existent.

Swen / 1.03 / Petarde !
Alex / 15.03 / La Liberté
During the Russian presidential campaign, Valdimir Putin faces three symbolic candidates.

Marina Lutz / March / Nebelspalter
Anxiety is mounting among current and future pensioners as they await the outcome of the vote on the 13th AHV pension.

Mibé / 7.03 / La Broye
On 8 March, the 13th AHV pension was approved by 58.2%. National Councillor Pierre-Yves Maillard led a strong campaign to get it accepted.

Vincent L’Epée / 1.03 / Vigousse
The question of how to finance the 13th AHV pension provoked heated debate.

Gigal / 8.03 / Walliser Bote
The lively soap opera of the US presidential campaign begins with criticism of old age from candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

Vincent / 8.03 / Vigousse
After approving the popular initiative ‘Children and young people without tobacco advertising’, the Swiss parliament decided at its sitting of 24 May 2023 to ban advertising for tobacco products and electronic cigarettes in places and on media to which young people have access. However, on 29 February, the National Council rejected the initiative to ban tobacco advertising by 121 votes to 64. It had previously relaxed the ban for the print media. The result did not convince either the SVP or the left.
The Council of States will take up the text in the autumn session.

Chappatte / 16.03 / Le Temps
Vincent L’Epée / 16.03 / ArcInfo & Journal du Jura
At the end of three days of voting, from 15 to 17 March, Vladimir Putin’s score reached unprecedented heights, as did the turnout and his election result, with 87.28% of the vote after all the polling stations in Russia had been counted.

Nic / 24.03 / Le Matin Dimanche
A study in the scientific journal The Lancet concludes that by 2050, three quarters of countries will have insufficient fertility rates to maintain their populations.

Schlorian / 21.03 / Höngger Zeitung
‘Now I understand why this white poplar has to be felled!
-Well, it’s old, diseased and hollow inside!

-Oh yes, that’s right! That alone would be great for insects, woodpeckers and bats!
-What other reason could there be?

-Just take a look! Way too big! It wouldn’t fit in a comic strip!’

TomZ / 22.03 / Petarde!
‘At rush hour, you can feel that the speed is 30km/hour’.

Bénédicte / 1.04 / 24 heures
30km/h speed limits are gaining ground in more and more towns and cities, but they’re also being fiercely opposed, despite the benefits in terms of reduced noise and pollution.

Ben / 5.04 / Vigousse
According to the Federal Statistical Office, 2.3 million tonnes of food are lost or wasted every year in Switzerland, 38% by households, 27% during processing, 14% in the catering industry, 13% in agriculture and 8% in distribution. This represents a quarter of the environmental impact caused by food, or almost half the impact of individual motorised traffic in the country.

Romain Mange / 12.04 / Journal de Cossonay
By 2025, the Federal Council will no longer accept ski passes worth up to CHF 4,000 paid for by taxpayers.

Tony / 12.04 / Feuille d’avis du district de Courtelary (FAC)
Hospitals are running deficits and struggling to attract patients. A third of medical students want to leave the profession after their first practical experience because of the working conditions.

Debuhme / 19.04 / Vigousse
Faced with an increasing beaver population (4,900), which is a challenge for agriculture and water management, Federal Councillor Albert Rösti is launching a new hunting ordinance that envisages the introduction of preventive shooting.

Mascha / 17.04 / Vigousse
Vincent / 17.04 / Vigousse
Switzerland is guilty of ‘serious shortcomings, failing to act in good time and in an appropriate and consistent manner’ condemns the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) following the application received from the ‘Elders for Climate Protection’. The ECHR ruling is final. Switzerland is obliged to respect it and therefore to redouble its efforts to combat climate change. But Switzerland has a choice of means.

Ale / 19.04 / Le Matin Dimanche
On 15 April, the National Council shelved a motion against the privileges of former federal councillors. They will therefore be able to keep the limousine, sit in 1st class, travel by helicopter and earn 236,000 a year.

Bébert from Plonk & Replonk / 26.04 / Vigousse
In March, the investigation into the door of a Boeing that was ripped off in mid-flight over Portland in January concluded that there had been multiple failures in the manufacturing process.

Damien Leuba / 26.04 / La Région Nord Vaudois
According to a Zurich study, accidents involving electric bikes carry a risk of head injury comparable to that suffered by motorcyclists.

Seichnungen / 26.04 / Petarde!
‘Today I’m proving that we don’t disturb nature / Nature loves me / Nature doesn’t love me / Nature loves me’.
There are currently 47 wind turbines in Switzerland, but under the new Electricity Supply Act, which goes before the electorate on 9 June, this figure is set to rise to 200-300.

Barrigue / 26.04 / Vigousse
The amount needed for reconstruction in Ukraine is estimated at 440 billion francs. The World Bank has arrived at this estimate through a damage and needs analysis, co-financed by Switzerland. The Confederation has spent some 3 billion francs so far. Over the next twelve years, the Federal Council wishes to step up support for reconstruction in Ukraine and boost cooperation with the private sector. It provides for a budget of CHF 5 billion by 2036 (Berne communiqué).
On the Middle East side, Switzerland is providing immediate assistance, for example by sending a Swiss forensic team to Israel in October 2023 to identify victims, and devoting CHF 90 million to humanitarian aid, including shelter, food and health care, and contributing CHF 10 million to the UNRWA humanitarian appeal to meet urgent needs in Gaza. Switzerland supports the two-state solution.

Bénédicte / 1.05/ 24 Heures
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is gaining universities and pro-Palestinian demonstrators are demanding from UNIL « an academic boycott of Israeli institutions ».

Swen / 25.04 / Handelszeitung
“World arms spending is at record high”
Tony / 3.05 /Feuille d’avis du district de Courtelary (FAC)
The Swiss army should have an additional CHF4 billion available for the years 2025-2028. The competent committee of the National supports this proposal of the Council of States. However, given the state of federal finances, these additional expenditures must be offset. The Council of States wants to cut spending on international cooperation by 50%, 35% on non-related expenditure (for example training, agriculture or federal administration) and 15% within the Federal Department of Defence itself.

Felix Schaad / 4.05 / Tages Anzeiger ©Tages Anzeiger
“The British are sending their first convoy of migrants” / “It’s their government!”

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak passes a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Mascha / 10.05 / Vigousse
The pro-Palestinian protests have begun in the US and are now spreading to universities in many countries, including Switzerland.

Tony / 12.05/ Le Matin Dimanche
Tensions are growing between the universities and the demonstrators who occupy the premises day and night.

Bebert de Plonk&Replonk / 10.05/ Vigousse
Global military spending has risen at its highest level in a decade, according to a report by a specialist institute. The biggest spenders are the US, China and Russia.
In total, $2.4 trillion was spent on war material, military infrastructure or research in the last year. These fees increased by 7% in 2023, the highest annual increase since 2009, especially in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, according to a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Chappatte / 17.05/ Le Temps
On 16 May, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in Beijing adopt the “Sino-Russian Joint Declaration on the Global Coordination Partnership for the New Era”.

Alex / 14.05/ La Liberté
The 24-year-old Biel musical talent Nemo won first place at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Malmö, Sweden on 12 May. This is the second victory of Switzerland, after 1988 in Dublin, won by Céline Dion and her «Don’t go without me».
Here Alex imagines him welcomed by Alain Berset.

Pigr / 17.05 / Vigousse
The non-binary victory of Nemo is causing some controversy in Switzerland.

Barrigue / 17.05 / Vigousse
The following year’s sickness premium increases are traditionally announced in May, usually at 10%.

JoTed / 5.05/ Le Matin Dimanche
For the vast majority of workers in Switzerland, ‘wages are not much higher than in 2016 in real terms. After 2021, 2022 and 2023, real wages are falling for the fourth consecutive year, said at the end of April the vice-president of the Union Syndicale Ssiosse, Vania Alleva. But for a minority, the period was favorable: ‘The executives and highest incomes earn today 3,000 francs more per month, or the top 1% of employees. And for the first time, more than 4,000 people in Switzerland are earning an annual salary of one million francs or more».

Ben / 17.05 / Vigousse
Malaysia is creating a malaise by offering an orangutan for every palm oil purchase. Provocation? In August, the country says it renounces and wants to save the orangutans.

Herrmann / 18.05/ La Tribune de Genève
In May, a new popular initiative was launched to ban animal testing.

Caro / 19.05/ Le Matin Dimanche
Pitch / 19.05/ La Torche
On 16 May, Federal Councillor Élisabeth Baume-Schneider and a Swiss delegation take the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. This honour is due to the fact that the Film Market, which takes place on the sidelines of the event, is dedicated to Switzerland this year.

Alexia / 24.05 / CH Media
According to a study by the Swiss Institute of Economic Policy at the University of Lucerne, the Confederation pays too many subsidies, especially in the field of agriculture.

Tony / 19.05 / Le Matin Dimanche
Pal Degome / 29.05 / NVR
On 14 May, the Vetropack Group confirms that the 100-year-old glass factory in St-Prex (VD) has been closed and that nearly 180 jobs have been lost.

Swen / 14.05 / CH Media
« The one who falls can organize the contest of the Eurovision»
After the victory of Switzerland in Eurovision with the performance of Nemo, several cities in the country are expected to organize the competition in 2025. On 30 August, the city of Basel is selected by the SRG.

Damien Leuba / 24.05/ La Région
Researchers at the University of New Mexico have found microplastics in the testicles of humans and dogs participating in a study, 330 micrograms per gram of human tissue.

Ramses / 22.05 / Courrier International
Alex/ 22.05/ La Liberté
Vincent L’Epée/ 25.05/ Arcinfo & Journal du Jura
Iranian president Ebrahim Raïssi, nicknamed the «butcher of Tehran», died on 19 May in the crash of his helicopter.

Bénédicte / 12.06 / 24 Heures
The demands of the feminist strike this year mainly focus on the no to the reform of the LPP, which is unfavourable to women, and on the application of equal pay and guaranteed minimum wages. There is also a demand that the CLA ensure prevention of sexual harassment and sexism in the workplace.

Pigr / 23.05 / Vigousse
The tiger mosquito, detected in Valais since 2019, strengthened its presence in the south of the canton last year. First spotted in Fully.

Bénédicte / 30.05 / 24 Heures
In 2021, National Councillor Bruno Storni (PS/IT) introduced a motion to recognize the heliciculture as an agricultural activity. In his view, when properly farmed, snails should be considered as farm animals, just like cows or sheep.
By 2023, the National Council had largely accepted the motion by 146 votes to 31. Later, the Council of States had also accepted it without opposition, but he had removed the notion «of animals for production», which would have involved perhaps applications for subsidies… On 30 May, the National Council tacitly accepts this amendment. Snails can be grown in Switzerland, but they will not have the status of cows or sheep. And will not receive, for the time being, subsidies.

Herrmann / 27.05/ La Tribune de Genève
Against Alexander Zverev, Rafael Nadal, the Spaniard with 14 titles on the clay court in Paris, is down in three long sets: 6-3,7-6,6-3. He leaves Roland-Garros without knowing if he will ever return.

Marina Lutz / 29.05 / Nebelspalter
« Tracey, don’t you also like the peaceful multi-culturalism that prevails here at Klein Basel? »
Basle Federal Councillor Beat Jans is being criticised for migration issues. He is represented here with his wife, Tracey.

Caro / 7.06 / Vigousse
For a special issue of Vigousse, Caro designed this game board. Try to identify the «poor» but especially the rich personalities of this year 2024.

Gigal / 31.05 / Walliser Bote
Barrigue / 7.06 / Vigousse
Pitch / 1.06 / Heidi.news
Decressac / 7.06 / Vigousse
At the end of May, Swiss Post announces that 170 of its subsidiaries will be closed by 2028. There will be only 600 post offices and 2000 sites served in the future.

Caro / 26.05/ Le Matin Dimanche
The SRG’s Board of Directors has appointed Susanne Wille, an Argovians journalist, to take over the overall management of the SRG. She will succeed Gilles Marchand and take office on November 1. The presenter of « 10 vor 10 » says she wants to change the company and bring new perspectives. When she takes up her duties, she will immediately announce 1,000 job cuts.

Felix Schaad / 11.06 / Tages Anzeiger ©Tages Anzeiger
Christoph Blocher, former SVP federal councillor said: «I care about the EU», in front of television screens showing the rise of right-wing extremists in Europe.

Mibé / June / Tribune
Chappatte / 9.06/ NZZ am Sonntag
Alex / 13.06/ La Liberté
This is the challenge of Swiss diplomacy: to organise a great summit for peace in Ukraine on 15 and 16 June, in the idyllic setting of the Bürgenstock, a postcard perch overlooking Lake Lucerne. “For the first time, we have spoken at the highest level of peace in Ukraine,” Federal President Viola Amherd said on 17 June at the end of a plenary session. “Good results” But the question of “how and when to involve Russia” remains open, she added at the end of the conference which will bring together the largest number of heads of state and government ever observed in Switzerland. Out of the 100 delegations, there were almost 60, including almost all those from the G7 and several southern countries. The Bürgenstock declaration is supported by more than 80 countries and institutions.

JoTed / 9.06 / The Global Journal
“Olympic Peace”. More than a month before the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris, spirits are heating up, all announcing clashes on the capital. Parisians plan to desert the square, police see the homeless from the docks. It will be nothing, the Olympics will be hailed as a success.

Tony / 16.06/ Le Matin Dimanche
In the Jura Arc, attacks by ATMs are increasing and difficult to defeat. Since the beginning of the year, 17 ATMs have been attacked in Switzerland. In the affected villages, there is concern that the vending machines are disappearing. Banks are looking for ways to protect their facilities and the public from these often explosive acts of violence

Pigr / 6.06/ Le Nouvelliste
According to a study by Pro Infirmis and the Emera Foundation, 75% of restaurants and cafés in the Valais region are completely inaccessible to people with reduced mobility.

Romain Mange / 14.06/ Le Journal de Cossonay
On 5 June, the army landed F/A-18 fighter aircraft on the A1 highway in order to check the army’s ability to engage from improvised sites.

Seichnungen / 10.06/ Petarde!
“2 out of 12 stars! Since the slide to the right, the EU has a lot of bad reviews!”
The European elections of 9 June mark a clear breakthrough for the radical right in Germany, Italy, France and Austria.

Pigr / 27.06/ Le Nouvelliste
For their annual school run, the federal councillors travelled by train to Valais to visit the land of Viola Amherd, president 2024, with budget restrictions in mind.

Tony / 21.06/ La Torche
In 2023, the cantonal police had to intervene more than 70 times in Swiss hospitals and clinics for threats against the medical profession, according to an assessment by the Federal Statistical Office.
The cantonal police recorded about 490 violent crimes. These include serious threats, physical attacks, simple injuries such as fractures but sometimes also serious bodily injury. Violent offences have been increasing for years. Simple and serious bodily injury has even doubled in the last three years: from 54 cases in 2021 to 107 in 2023.

Schlorian / 27.06/ Höngger Zeitung
-It is a theater with the land of the mill!
-Ouiii, a theater!
(on the panel) temporary use

– No way! Höngg needs a bar and a smokehouse!
– OK Boomer. But the youth of Zurich finally need a performing arts center!

– Soon, I will start my career!
-It was a mistake to let us unite 90 years ago!”

Marina Lutz / 1.07 / Nebelspalter
“Pure luxury!” With a good virtual reality headset, it is possible to go on vacation, imagine his hotel room as shabby as that of a palace.

Decressac / 28.06 / Vigousse
The summer holidays are hot, on the side of the current conflicts more than that of the weather.

Alex / 3.07/ La Liberté
After the triumph of the extreme right in the European elections, French President Emmanuel Macron announces the dissolution of the General Assembly, which leads to new legislative elections. During the campaign, France is then torn between the two extremes, Jean-Luc Mélenchon on the left, Jordan Bardella on the right.

Oger / 11.07/ Pétarde !
French president Emmanuel Macron caught in the middle of the Eurofoot, which will start on 14 June.

Vincent / 5.07/ Le courrier
At the end of the first round of elections, on 30 June, the RN party leads the polls. An unprecedented alliance is formed to block the far-right party, so that various candidates give up their seats in the second round for others. The 155 withdrawals on the Monday following the first round were all made by candidates in a triangle (three qualified candidates) and most of them came in third.

Herrmann / 9.07/ Tribune de Genève
On 7 July, after the second round of the Legislative, the French vote for the New Popular Front which comes in first (178 seats with this union of left parties).

Alexia / 6.07 / CH Media
On 6 July, Switzerland face England in the quarter-finals of the Euro. After a 1-1 draw, England beat England on penalties.

Bébert from Plonk & Replonk / 21.06 / Vigousse
The UEFA European Football Championship matches take place from 14 June to 14 July. Spain will win the cup after a final against England.

Gigal / 12.07 / Walliser Bote
Romain Mange/ 28.06/ The Journal of Cossonay
Swiss glaciers have begun their melting season. The melt should have been less than in the previous two years, thanks to excess winter snow and heavy rainfall, according to glaciologists. Unfortunately, three elements combined to contribute to a major melt in July and August: The average air temperatures in July and August were very high; dry weather and high solar radiation prevailed in the mountains, and no fresh snowfall was recorded, unlike for example in 2023; in winter and spring 2024, southwest winds brought substantial amounts of Saharan dust into the Alps. This yellowish-red dust was initially hidden by additional layers of snow, but accumulated on the surface with the start of the melting season.

Caro / 14.07/ Le Matin Dimanche
At 81, U.S. President Joe Biden easily wins his party’s overall commendation for a second term in the 2024 presidential election. However, he soon became the subject of growing concern and attacks from his opponent about his physical and mental health due to his advanced age. His vice president Kamal Harris is ambushed.

Oger / 14.07/ Pétarde !
“Electoral Support of the Month”. On 13 July, a shot hit the candidate Donald Trump in the left ear during a meeting in Pennsylvania, disrupting the election campaign for the US presidential elections.

Damien Leuba / 6.08 / Riviera Chablais
Mibé/ 10.10 / La Broye
From 1 July, the first seven days of each month are forbidden to mushroom growers in the canton of Vaud. The measure is supposed to be a break from nature.

Chappatte / 7.08/ Le Temps
Debuhme / 16.08 / Vigousse
The OFAS (Federal Office of Social Insurance) has miscalculated the long-term AHV expenditure. In 2033, they should be 4 billion francs lower than what was calculated. An administrative inquiry is open. This error in the calculation of AVS could restart the vote on the retirement age of women, the information was erroneous.

TomZ / 7.08/ Pétarde !
“You are unproductive, lazy and voracious…but still very popular!”
An ESG score is a measure that assesses the environmental, social and governance efforts of a company. It assigns a rating or ranking in numbers or letters to assess the performance of a company in these important areas. He has become a hot topic in the business world.

Damien Leuba / 10.08/ Riviera Chablais
In a campaign aimed at teenagers, the launch of the « Sunset Dream » collection, the Mango brand advertises with models that do not exist. These women are generated by AI. Experts in artificial intelligence demand more transparency.

Pal Degome / 15.08 / RNV
Paul Watson, an anti-whaling activist, was arrested on 21 July in Greenland while at a stopover.

Tony / 19.08 / Feuille d’avis du district de Courtelary
Basel, Geneva and Zurich airports welcomed more than 25 million passengers in winter 2023/24 (+12%). IATA predicts that passenger numbers will double by 2043, to 8.6 billion worldwide.

Oger / 20.08/ Pétarde !
“She is absolutely ineligible!” “What do you really think?” “She’s a politician!
On 17 August, Donald Trump declared « She’s crazy » about Kamala Harris during a meeting in Pennsylvania. After the resignation of Joe Biden on July 21, Kamala Harris enters the campaign as a candidate for the White House.

Mibé / 29.08 / La Broye
On 16 August, Guy Parmelin breaks his arm after falling in his office. The Minister of Economy is hospitalized but is doing well, his services say. He continues to assume part of his duties and Beat Jans acts as deputy head of the ESPD.

Vincent L’Epée / 24.08/ ArcInfo & Journal du Jura
On 18 August, Alain Delon, a star of French cinema, dies in his home and thus joins his accomplice Jean-Paul Belmondo, who died in 2021.

Bénédicte / 21.08/ 24 Heures
Even though inflation has stabilized, food prices have been rising for five years now and are unlikely to fall. Food is increasingly expensive. Olive oil has been the most expensive product in the last five years, with a nearly 40% increase. Solidarity grocery stores, such as Caritas, are increasingly in demand.

Chappatte / 28.08/ Le Temps
On 27 August, the publisher Tamedia announced the closure of its printing plants in Zurich and Bussigny, as well as massive job cuts in its editorial offices.

Damien Leuba / 27.08/ Riviera Chablais
Presenting his bachelor’s thesis in 100 seconds and a visual: this is the concept of the Pitch Challenge, organized by the Haute Ecole d’Ingénierie du Valais and the Ecole Professionnelle Intercantonale de Chimie. The 6th edition takes place on August 26 at the Théâtre du Crochetan in Monthey, where 13 graduates have the task of presenting their work of 3 months and a half before an audience.

Bénédicte / 2.09/ 24 Heures
Pitch / 13.09 / Vigousse
Commercial companies are suspected of falsifying signatures collected in the context of popular initiatives.

Herrmann / 10.09 / Tribune de Genève
At the Paris Paralympics, from 28 August to 8 September, Swiss athletes won eight gold medals, eight silver medals, five bronze medals and five chocolate medals (4th place).

Ale / 11.09 / Générations
On the eve of the vote on the reform of the BVG, a survey conducted by the research institute M.I.S Trend on the occasion of the 5th edition of the Pension Forum shows that confidence in the Swiss pension system is decreasing. 39% of respondents say they have little or no confidence in the pension system.

Mascha / 27.09 / Vigousse
Romain Mange / 27.09/ Journal de Cossonay
On 22 September, the Swiss population voted 63% against the biodiversity initiative, which aimed to oblige the Confederation and cantons to protect biodiversity, landscape and built heritage.

Caro / 20.09 / Vigousse
The revision of the law on the second pillar raises many questions, including that of women working part-time. The reform is rejected by the people on 22 September at 67.1%.

Pitch / 20.09 / Vigousse
Switzerland has a new supercomputer, « Alps », officially inaugurated on 14 September by Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin at the Swiss Centre for Scientific Calculations (CSCS) in Lugano. It is one of the most powerful computers in the world. Alps is an expression of our vision for a future marked by knowledge and progress,’ said Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin.

Ramsès / 8.09 / Courrier International
Vice President Kamala Harris was named as a presidential candidate on August 22 at the Chicago Democratic Convention.

Chappatte / 15.09/ NZZ am Sonntag
In his debate with Kamala Harris on September 10, Donald Trump said about the Haitian immigrants in Ohio: In Springfield, they eat dogs and cats. They eat the pets of the residents.”

Seichnungen / 16.09/ Pétarde !
“The first photos of the second attack on Trump. Eat it, stupid!”
On September 16, the FBI announces the arrest of a suspect who appeared to have targeted Donald Trump at his golf course in Florida

Widmer / 14.09 / Tages Anzeiger
The situation in the US is not very clear
Action «The Republican Dogs»
-The best is Elon’s meat. Trump steak is too hard.
(Suzi, woman-dog without cat: alllusion to an interview with Donald Trump’s co-listier J.D. Vance on FoxNews in 2021 while he was running for his current position as a senator from Ohio, he had said that theUnited were led by “a horde of crazy, childless cats who have screwed up their lives and want the rest of the country to be as miserable as they are.”)

Vincent / 18.09/ Le Courrier
On 17 September, Tamedia announced that the editorial offices of 24 Heures, La Tribune de Genève and Le Matin Dimanche will be merged and that Femina magazine will be published monthly. Some 55 full-time equivalents will be abolished, 25 of which in French-speaking Switzerland.

Widmer / 29.09/ WOZ (Die WochenZeitung)
«UDC.Fait.Casser
-More family reunification for war refugees
-More night trains for the Swiss
(on the pun «nachzug»: regroupement / «nachtzug: train de nuit»)
Panel: Democracy is here

On 24 September, a front of the UDC, PLR and the Centre adopted a motion opposing the arrival of spouses and children of migrants admitted provisionally.
Night trains to Barcelona and Rome from Switzerland may not be available. At the end of September, the Federal Council announced a series of savings measures. Among them is the cancellation of the subsidy for night trains, which amounts to 30 million francs per year.

Vincent L’Epée / 21.09/ ArcInfo & Journal du Jura
Nine people were killed, including several children, and nearly 3,000 injured on 17 September in Lebanon in the simultaneous explosion of pagers by Hezbollah members in Beirut and elsewhere in the country, sources close to the movement said. According to experts, Israel is behind these attacks. The next day, a new wave of explosions of Hezbollah’s walkie-talkies left 20 dead and more than 450 wounded across Lebanon, exacerbating fears of a full-scale war with Israel. On 10 November, Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that he had authorized an operation against the Lebanese Hezbollah in September.

Swen / 5.10 / Schweiz am Wochenende
On 30 September, Israel launched a ground offensive in southern Lebanon as part of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Caro / 13.10/ Le Matin Dimanche
Attacks on UN peacekeepers may constitute “war crimes,” warns UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, after a new clash with the Israeli army in Lebanon. The FDFA urges that the UN infrastructure protection and international law be respected on the X network. “We also call on all parties to commit themselves to an immediate ceasefire.”

Pigr / 12.10 / Vigousse
Since the start of the war with Israel, triggered by Hamas’s attack on its soil on October 7, 2023, 41,870 people have died in Palestinian territory, according to the latest report from the Gaza Strip Ministry of Health released on October 6.

Vincent / 11.10 / Vigousse
One year after the attack of 7 October 2023, the war between Israel and Hamas has left a devastating record: more than 40,000 dead, most of them women and children, over two million displaced people and dozens of hostages still held.
The war in Ukraine is no longer a big issue until November when missile launches on both sides involve states.

Oger / 10.10 / Pétarde !
“Finally time to catch up on unread emails!”
Since the war began, 60% of buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed.

Barrigue / 11.10 / Vigousse
The word “burning” is on everyone’s lips, in all the press. Israel does not give up anything and the truce called for by Egyptian president al-Sissi and the Biden government remains a dead letter.

Romain Mange / 18.10/ Le Journal de Cossonay
On 17 October, Sinwar, the leader of Hamas and the lead in the attacks of 7 October, is killed. The world wants to believe that Israel will make a truce, which is far from being heard.

Pitch / 4.10 / Vigousse
On 26 September, the Federal Council announced the « unavoidable » increases in sickness premiums for the following year. After stabilizing between 2019 and 2022, this is the third consecutive increase of 6% or more.
The health insurance premiums have been rising steadily since the Federal Health Insurance Act (LAMAL) came into force in 1996. In 1997, the average premium was 138 francs. Next year it will be almost 379 francs, or 175% more.

Herrmann / 14.10/ Le Monde
On October 10, 38-year-old Rafael Nadal announced he would retire after the Davis Cup in a moving video. Two years after Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal will become the second member of the « Big 3 » to put his rackets away for good on 20 November in Malaga, a « serene » victory following a final loss in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup against the Netherlands.

Vincent L’Epée / 12.10/ ArcInfo & Journal du Jura
On 3 October, the actor Michel Blanc, well known for his role as Jean-Claude Dusse of «Bronzés» dies suddenly.
At the beginning of October, Matthias Huss, director of the Glamos network, commented: Despite a very snowy winter, the Swiss glaciers have melted again this year. They lost 2.4% of their volume in the summer heat. They are on the verge of disappearing and will only be there in 100 years if we manage to stabilize the climate. »

Pigr / 11.10 / Vigousse
The Diocese of Sion is implementing its action plan to address sexual abuse. The measures announced in June, detailed on 8 October in a press release, are intended to put the victim at the centre of any action. The action plan of the diocese of Sion aims to professionalize its listening device, improve its archiving and prevention as well as its collaboration with victims’ advocacy associations.

Alex / 7.11/ La Liberté
Ramsès / 11.11 / Cartoon Movement
On November 6, Donald Trump is elected at 78 years old 47th president of the United States four years after his defeat against Joe Biden, with 312 votes from the electoral college against 226 for Kamala Harris. Both drawings refer to films: Alex in “Back to the Future” and Ramses in “Jaws”, and his cult quote “We need a bigger boat.”

Bénédicte / 7.11/ 24 Heures
Donald Trump was elected when he became the first president convicted on May 30 by criminal justice, convicted of 34 charges for payments concealed during his campaign in 2016, charged by federal justice for conspiracy against the statesUnited for the assault on the capitol, targeted by numerous accusations of sexual violence, and leaving the White House in late 2020 he took away many classified documents. However, a law of 1978 prohibits it.
On November 25, the special prosecutor investigating the case against Donald Trump for illegal attempts to reverse the results of the 2020 election and retention of classified documents after his departure from the White House will announce that he will waive StatesUnited.

Caro / 10.11/ Le Matin Dimanche
Donald Trump’s main support during his campaign is the billionaire Elon Musk, boss of Tesla, social network X, rockets SpaceX. Elon Musk had launched a lottery to win one million dollars for the signatories of a pro-Trump petition. But the winners were actually chosen in advance. A Democratic prosecutor in Pennsylvania has denounced a scam and asked for the lottery to be suspended, but he was denied.

Pitch / 8.11 / Vigousse
Vincent L’Epée / 10.11/ ArcInfo & Journal du Jura
Donald Trump has run for president three times. He always won when he faced a woman; Hillary Clinton in 2016, Kamala Harris in 2024. His only failure was against a man, Joe Biden. One of the reasons for his victory is that he led a virilistic, anti-women and LGBTQ+ and misogynist campaign based on the image of the strong man, dear to Erdogan or Kim Jong-un, in response to the #Metoo movement. “If you are a man in this country and you don’t vote for Donald Trump, you’re not a man,” said Charlie Kirk, founder of the non-profit conservative association Turning Point USA, during the campaign.

Vincent / 8.11/ Le Courrier
Chappatte / 9.11/ Le Temps
Strong symbol of the United States, the Statue of Liberty becomes another symbol with the election of Donald Trump, that of the fear of loss of freedoms.

Herrmann / 9.11/  Tribune de Genève
Swen / 8.11 / Handelszeitung
In the campaign, Donald Trump promises that he will not be a dictator if he is re-elected in 2024… except on the first day of his re-election. The former president of the United States refused to rule out an abuse of power in an interview broadcast on Fox News Channel on Tuesday, December 5.
Donald Trump has given himself all the rights. He promised massive deportations of immigrants and the closure of the Mexican border. It has committed to high tariffs on foreign products. He plans to pardon the rioters from the Capitol and appoint a Loyalist prosecutor.

Ale (Le Matin Dimanche, Générations).
Alessandra Respini was born in 1974 in Locarno and lives in Neuchâtel. She works under a variety of names depending on her assignments. Ale works as a press cartoonist, which she has been doing since 2018 for La Torche 2.0 and from 2021 to 2024 for Le Matin Dimanche. In 2020, she founded Editions Laurier, which promotes independent printing. In 2024, she contributed drawings to Générations magazine.

Alex (La Liberté)
Alex Ballaman, born in 1972, has been the regular press cartoonist at the daily La Liberté in Fribourg since 2000. He did his journalism training there and, along with Herrmann at La Tribune de Genève, is now one of the few press cartoonists still employed by a newspaper. He is an enthusiastic participant in exhibitions and several collective works.

Alexia
Based in Basel, Alexia Papadopoulos is an illustrator for a number of German-language newspapers, including Basler Zeitung and NZZ am Sonntag. She returns to the Retrospective with two drawings.

Barrigue (Vigousse)
Thierry Barrigue de Montvallon, born in 1950 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, published his first cartoon in 1971. He moved to the Canton of Vaud in 1979, where his caricatures quickly became popular with Le Matin readers until 2008, when he founded Vigousse, a satirical weekly in French-speaking Switzerland. In 2016, he handed over the editorship to Stéphane Babey. He continues to draw, in conjunction with his association CrayonSolidaires, set up with Pitch and Sjöstedt, and on social issues. Every year, he publishes themed books with Editions Slatkine.

Ben (Vigousse. Le Matin Dimanche)
Ben Marchesini was the resident cartoonist at Le Matin from 2009 to 2018. He lives and works in Geneva, where he has been working on the La Torche 2.0 application since the paper version of Le Matin was discontinued. In 2019, he joined the team of cartoonists at Vigousse and the late Micro. From 2021 to 2024, he will be drawing for Le Matin Dimanche.

Bénédicte (24 heures, Vigousse)
Born in Lausanne in 1972, Bénédicte Sambo and Valott took over from Burki at the daily 24 heures in 2014. She studied at the Ecole de Recherche Graphique in Brussels in 1992, before returning to French-speaking Switzerland, where she worked for Le Courrier. She also draws for the weekly Vigousse. Along with Caro and Coco, she was at the heart of an exhibition at the Maison du Dessin de Presse on women press cartoonists in spring 2018.

Calf
Charly Calfelis is a former journalist-producer-TV presenter and press cartoonist who worked for the Tribune de Genève in the 1970s and 80s. Now he’s back to drawing for his own pleasure on his website calf-cartoons.ch, with a new comic-strip series, Crazy World, which presents the powerful people who run our world in his own way.

Caro (Vigousse, Le Matin Dimanche)
Caroline Rutz, born in 1972, trained as a graphic designer at the School of Visual Arts in Biel, where she still lives. She began her career in 1994 as a press cartoonist for the Bieler Tagblatt and later for the daily Journal du Jura. From 2007 to 2017, she contributed to PME Magazine and drew for Vigousse. In 2018, she resumed her regular contribution to Bieler Tagblatt until autumn 2022. From June 2020, she will publish weekly in Le Matin Dimanche. With Bénédicte and Coco, she was at the heart of an exhibition at the MDP on women press cartoonists in 2018.

Chappatte (Le Temps, NZZ am Sonntag, Le Canard Enchaîné, Boston Globe)
Born in Pakistan in 1967, Patrick Chappatte is a Lebanese-born Swiss cartoonist who grew up in Singapore and Geneva. He also lived in New York for several years. A press cartoonist for the daily Le Temps, he also drew for the NZZ, Spiegel and the international version of the New York Times until the summer of 2019, when the New York Times decided to stop publishing news cartoons. He has since been recruited by the Boston Globe and Le Canard Enchaîné. Chappatte also devotes himself to BD reportage. He put together an exhibition on drawings and death row at the Maison du Dessin de Presse in 2016, an exhibition that had a huge impact. His ‘Gare aux dessins’ exhibition, presented successively at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Le Locle (2020) and at Le Commun in Geneva (2021-22), attracted thousands of visitors. In 2023/24, he launched his show, ‘Chappatte en scène, le spectacle dessiné’, which played to full houses throughout French-speaking Switzerland.

Decressac (Vigousse)
Philippe Decressac was born in 1968 in La Louvière, Belgium. He got his start in the French press with Siné, for whom he contributed to Siné hebdo, then Fluide Glacial, Zélium and L’écho des savanes. His wry wit soon caught the attention of Vigousse, who called him up in 2019. His drawings appear regularly in the magazine, and he comes to Switzerland whenever he can. He has also contributed to L’Illustré.

Debuhme (Vigousse)
Philippe Baumann, aka Debuhme, was born in Fribourg in 1984 and is a graduate of the École Supérieure des Arts St-Luc in Liège. A freelancer since 2011, his drawings have been published in Vigousse since 2012 and in the magazine Sept.info. He also contributes to other Swiss magazines and newspapers, including La Petite Salamandre, L’Educateur and Amnesty International. He does press cartoons for La Torche 2.0 and is involved in a number of comic book projects, most recently Le Goût du sang, published by Le Lombard.

Pal Degome (RNV)
Born in Lausanne in 1972, Pascal Degoumois enjoys meeting people and sketching artists during their concerts. This music fan is returning to press cartoons in 2021 for Radio Nord Vaudois (RNV).

Gigal (Walliser Bote)
Born in 1981, he lives and works as a freelance graphic designer and advertising executive in Leukerbad. Gigal has been the press cartoonist for the Walliser Bote since 2009, and also draws for other magazines.

Herrmann (Tribune de Genève)
Gérald Herrmann was born in 1958. He is the regular cartoonist at the Tribune de Genève. He studied literature before taking up press cartooning. He began his career as a cartoonist in 1987 at Le Courrier in Geneva, before joining the editorial teams of La Liberté in Fribourg, L’Hebdo and the Sonntagszeitung. In 2017, he published the comic Rodger, l’enfance de l’art, with Vincent drawing and him writing the script. The sequel came out in 2021, and we’re already waiting for volume 3.

JoTed (Le Matin Dimanche, Vigousse)
Under this pseudonym for Le Matin Dimanche is Nicolas Sjöstedt, who produced the comic strip Farinet le faux-monnayeur. In 2019, Nicolas Sjöstedt launched his own publishing business with Editions du Roc, followed by the association Chez Yvette, which he founded in 2022 to promote press cartoons and humorous authors even more widely. He is back in the comics business, adapting crime novels from French-speaking Switzerland.

Damien Leuba (Riviera Chablais, La Région)
Born in Neuchâtel in 1993, Damien Leuba began a bachelor’s degree in illustration and comics at the Ceruleum art school in Lausanne in 2018. He is the winner of the Burki 2023 prize, one of the rewards of which is the publication of four drawings in 24 heures, after which he draws for Riviera Chablais and La Région.

Marina Lutz (Nebelspalter, Bildung Schweiz)
Marina Lutz was born in 1988 and grew up in the Grisons Alps. After studying illustration at the Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU Design & Kunst), she has always lived and worked as a freelance artist and cartoonist. She draws for various Swiss media. In 2016, she won the culture prize of the canton of Graubünden. She draws for Bildung Schweiz and Nebelspalter in the old and new formulas.

Romain Mange (La Torche 2.0, Journal de la Région de Cossonay)
A graphic designer by training, Romain Mange was born in Cossonay in 1977. After graduating from Eracom in Lausanne, he set up as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. In 2014, he sent cartoons to the Journal de la Région de Cossonay, where he was then published weekly from 2015. In 2018, he began contributing regularly to the Vaud version of La Torche 2.0. From 2019 to 2020, he will be drawing for Vigousse.

Christian Marthe (La Télé)
Born in 1961, Christian Marthe is self-taught.He drew from 1991 to 1994 for Le Semeur, and from 1992 to 2014 for L’Objectif.He has also worked for Coopération.Former co-director of the BDmania festival (from 2017 to 2021), he returned to press cartooning in 2023 on La Télé (Vaud Fribourg).

Didier Martin (Le Matin Dimanche)
Born in Lausanne in 1973, this self-taught cartoonist is fed by the associative and collective, animated by illustration and press drawing. He draws for various magazines and from 2021 to 2024 for Le Matin Dimanche.

Mascha (Vigousse)
Born in 1984 in Lausanne and originally from the Jura, Maëlle Schaller lives in Fribourg. She studied design at the ECAV in Sierre before graduating in 2009 as an illustrator-designer from the Ecole Emile Cohl in Lyon. Since then, she has worked for Tchô, the Revue dessinée, SeptInfo and the fanzine La Bûche. In 2018 she joined Vigousse and La Torche 2.0.

Mibé (La Broye, AgriHebdo)
Born in 1959, Michel Berger is a trained arborist. He designs for La Broye, AgriHebdo and Tribune.

Nic (Le Matin Dimanche)
Creator of the Petit Bonhomme, Nicolas Denis returns to the press drawing in 2021 at Dimanche Matin, until 2024.

Oger (KMU Magazin)
Illustrator and cartoonist for the German press, Andreas Ackermann signs Oger for several publications in Outre-Sarine, including the late satirist Nebelspalter. He then launches the satirical platform Petarde!

Pigr (Le Quotidien jurassien, Vigousse, Le Nouvelliste)
Born in 1980, Igor Paratte made his debut in the press drawing with the satirist Vigousse. He regularly collaborates with several French-language newspapers (Le Quotidien jurassien, L’Auditoire). Since 2017, he has been drawing for the Valais version of La Torche 2.0, a satirical app. At the end of 2022, he was hired by Le Nouvelliste.

Pitch (Vigousse, Le Quotidien jurassien, La Torche 2.0, Le Matin Dimanche, Heidi.news)
Born in 1970 in Porrentruy, Pierre-Olivier Comment follows an artistic training before starting to draw for the press. Since 2008, he has been drawing for the Arc-Hebdo and Vigousse. In 2017, he joined La Torche 2.0, the Jura version and together with Barrigue created the association CrayonSolidaires. The comic strip Les Indociles, whose drawings he signs, becomes a television series broadcast with great success at the end of 2023 on RTS1. In early 2024, he exhibited his works at the MDP in the monographic exhibition «Pitch, l’indocile».

Plonk & Replonk (Vigousse)
From the trio of absurd creators of La Chaux-de-Fonds, it is Bébert who signs and delivers weekly montages of images in connection with the news in Vigousse.

Ramsés (Nebelspalter)
Born in 1970 in Trinidad, Cuba, Ramsés Morales arrived in Switzerland in early 2016 out of love. He marries and continues his work as a press cartoonist in Cuba. From Frasnacht (Thurgovia), he sends his drawings to Nebelspalter, Courrier International, Spotsk (in Denmark). In February 2019, he received the First Prize for editorial design at the World Press Cartoon in Portugal.

Felix Schaad (Tages Anzeiger)
Né en 1961 à Zurich, il commence à dessiner pour le Tages Anzeiger en 1999 et en est le dessinateur attitré (« Hauskarikaturist ») depuis 2005.

Schlorian (Hönnger Zeitung)
Born in 1961 in Zurich, he began drawing for the Tages Anzeiger in 1999 and has been its main cartoonist («Hauskarikaturist») since 2005.

Seichnungen (Petarde, SRF)
Marco Arrigoni was born in 1989 in West Philadelphia, where he grew up playing on the playground. An adept of stand-up, memes, director and cartoonist, he works for several media in Hamburg where he lived and now in Aarau. Under his pseudonym, Marco’s drawings and memes are published on the website Petarde! and on SRF since 2023.

Swen (Aargauer Zeitung, Sonntag Zeitung, CH Media)
Born in 1969 in Solothurn, Silvan Wegman studied at the F+F School (arts, media and design) in Zurich. Since 1996 he has worked for several newspapers, such as Mitteland Zeitung, Sonntags Zeitung and Nebelspalter, as well as Schweiz am Wochenende and Aargauer Zeitung.

Tomz (TagesWoche)
Born in 1974 in Deventer, Netherlands, Tom Künzli arrived in Switzerland in 1988 where he completed a degree in industrial design before starting his freelance career as a designer. From Bern, he works for several titles including the TagesWoche.

Tony Marchand (La Feuille d’Avis du District de Courtelary, La Torche 2.0, Bon pour la Tête, Lausanne Cités, Le Matin Dimanche)
Born in 1970 in Bienne, Tony Marchand was a press cartoonist for 11 years for L’Impartial and L’Express. Freelance graphic designer and illustrator, he collaborates with La Feuille d’Avis du District de Courtelary (FAC), Le Journal du Jura, Micro, La Torche 2.0 and Bon pour la Tête. In 2021, he is called by Lausanne Cités and Le Matin Dimanche.

Vincent (Le Courrier, Vigousse, Le Matin Dimanche)
Born in 1979 in Geneva, Vincent Di Silvestro attended the Emile Cohl School in Lyon where he graduated as a comic book designer. In 2009, he came third in the new talents competition of the BD-Fil festival in Lausanne. In June 2010, he joined the team of the satirical newspaper Vigousse. And since 2014, he has been working for the Courier in Geneva. In 2017, he directed, with Herrmann as the script, the comic strip Rodger, l’enfance de l’art. The suite Mirka & Rodger is released in 2021 and is the subject of an exhibition at the Maison du Dessin de Presse. With Emilie Boré in the script, he successfully publishes books for children at La Joie de Lire.

Vincent L’Epée (ArcInfo, Journal du Jura, Vigousse)
Vincent L’Epée was born in 1971 in Neuchâtel, where he still lives and works. From a family of artists, he quickly became passionate about drawing and, after graduating from the Ecole supérieure des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg (F), he started working at the Journal du Jura in 1998. With the rapprochement of newspapers, his drawings appear as early as 2007 in L’Express and L’Impartial, which became ArcInfo in 2018. He works at Vigousse, Courrier International and teaches visual arts. He is a member of the committee of the Association de la Maison du Dessin de Presse from 2017 to 2024.

Widmer (WOZ, Tages Anzeiger)
Ruedi Widmer was born in 1973 in Winterthur, where he still resides. He made his first press drawings in 1995 and since 2000 has worked for various Swiss newspapers including WOZ, Tages Anzeiger, Der Landbote. In 2023, he receives the Culture Prize of the city of Winterthur.