Whether it's about the energy transition or the 1 million franc question in a quiz: what's needed on TV is primarily common sense, receptivity, empathy and quick-wittedness. And as far as political expertise goes: the sofa always have an editorial team at their disposal who feed them facts in advance and a director who helps them during the show. Otherwise, it france rcs data wouldn't be possible for the presenters of shows like "Arena" or "Club" to deal with a new factual issue every week. That would be completely overwhelming, even for older men with gray temples.
Strangely enough, we trust very few people in Switzerland to deal with political issues.
After all, we all deal with complex issues several times a year when it comes to voting. Hans Muster has been working on an assembly line for 40 years, screwing together metal parts; on Fridays he goes to the local pub for a game of Jass – and on Sundays he decides whether the corporate tax reform makes sense or not.
You can like that or not, it is our reality and we all know it. But the belief in the competence of the individual reaches its limits for Mr and Mrs Swiss as soon as a blonde lady who took part in a beauty contest over ten years ago takes on political issues – or asks questions about them. You don't have to understand that. But at least it fills the papers.