Pascal Schmid has ruled out a future seat in Switzerland's Federal Council. The Thurgau National Councilor said he would first like to serve in the Council of States. He expects more candidates to come forward by the end of the week. His announcement leaves the SVP with another setback in its effort to nominate a full slate for the country's executive. The party must now judge whether interest among other potential candidates is sufficient. A thin field would revive concern about a candidate shortage and weaken the SVP's prospects of securing representation in the federal executive.