Candidates for the post of Swiss Minister to replace Swiss President and Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey (not pictured) Alain Berset (L) and to Pierre-Yves Maillard wait before a hearing of the Swiss Social Democrats (SP) Women section in Bern November 12, 2011. Swiss Parliament will elect its Ministers on the upcoming December 14, 2011. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS)