Eric Weber

Who is Eric Weber?

Eric Weber is a populist publisher and far-right politician of Basel, Switzerland.

He was a member of the far-right Nationale Aktion and member of the Basel city council from 1984 to 1992. After attempting to participate in elections as a candidate of either the Swiss Democrats or the Swiss People's Party in 2002, he formed his own group, called Volksaktion gegen zuviele Ausländer und Asylanten in unserer Heimat, participating in the 2003 federal elections. In 2006, he ran for a seat in the cantonal executive, reaching 7% of the vote. In the 2011 federal elections, Weber's Volksaktion received 810 votes, or 1.5% of the popular vote in Basel-Stadt.