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===Swiss Federal Council===
===Swiss Federal Council===
Blocher was elected to the Swiss Federal Council after the 2003 elections, after the SVP received a record amount of votes.<ref>[https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council/members-of-the-federal-council/christoph-blocher.html Christoph Blocher]. ''admin.ch''. October 8, 2016.</ref> Because he was the only federal councilor who took a real conservative stance, he was controversial and was not re-elected by the Swiss politicians in 2007, even though the SVP received an even larger share of the vote.
Blocher was elected to the Swiss Federal Council after the 2003 elections, after the SVP received a record amount of votes.<ref>[https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/federal-council/members-of-the-federal-council/christoph-blocher.html Christoph Blocher]. ''admin.ch''. October 8, 2016.</ref> Because he was the only federal councilor who took a real conservative stance, he was controversial and was not re-elected by the Swiss politicians in 2007, even though the SVP received an even larger share of the vote.
===Post councillorship===
In 2008, Blocher became one of the five vice presidents of the SVP.<ref>[http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/people-s-party-elects-new-leader/6475352 People's Party elects new leader]. ''Swissinfo''. March 1, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2016.</ref> He did not run for re-election in 2016,<ref>[https://www.thelocal.ch/20160110/swiss-populist-firebrand-blocher-to-step-down Swiss populist firebrand Blocher to step down]. ''The Local''. January 10, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.</ref> but he would continue to hold a senior position in the party<ref>[http://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/schweiz/alt-bundesrat-christoph-blocher-bleibt-an-der-svp-parteispitze-130103759 Alt Bundesrat Christoph Blocher bleibt an der SVP-Parteispitze]. ''Aargauer Zeitung''. March 2, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.</ref> and remain involved in politics in order to fight against EU encroachment of Swiss sovereignty.<ref>Shields, Michael & Richard Balmforth (January 11, 2016). [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-blocher-idUSKCN0UP0WE20160111 Swiss right-wing icon Blocher says will stay on to annoy enemies]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved October 8, 2016.</ref>
==Personal life==
==Personal life==