Simonetta Sommaruga vs Vytautas Landsbergis

Sommaruga was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on September 22, 2010, representing the Social Democratic Party. She took over the Federal Department of Justice and Police, later moving to the Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications in 2019.

As head of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications from 2019, Sommaruga oversaw Swiss climate policy, including the implementation of the CO2 Act and promotion of renewable energy. She advocated for the 2021 climate referendum, which was narrowly rejected.

Simonetta Sommaruga served as President of the Swiss Confederation in 2020, a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. She chaired the Federal Council and represented Switzerland internationally, while continuing her role as head of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications.

Vytautas Landsbergis, as Chairman of the Supreme Council of Lithuania, led the declaration of independence from the Soviet Union on March 11, 1990. He became the de facto head of state, and the declaration was a key event in the dissolution of the USSR.

Landsbergis led Lithuania during the January 1991 Soviet crackdown, where Soviet forces attacked the Vilnius TV Tower and other buildings, killing 14 civilians. He called for international recognition and resistance, which galvanized support for Lithuanian independence.

After the failed Soviet coup in August 1991, Landsbergis secured international recognition of Lithuania's independence from the Soviet Union. Iceland was the first country to recognize Lithuania, followed by many others, and the UN admitted Lithuania in September 1991.