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In-depth visual analysis Our most-detailed post-election visual analysis ever

Everything you need to know about the results of the Swiss parliamentary elections 2019. Explore results by party, region and historical trends. 

By Felix Michel, Aline Metzler, Julian Schmidli, Angelo Zehr (SRF Data)

parliamentary elections What lies ahead for Switzerland after the vote?

​​​​​​​Green, female and progressive were the headlines from this election. What does this historic vote mean for Switzerland going forward?

By Larissa M. Bieler, Balz Rigendinger

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Politics Parliamentary elections 2019

Voters elect the members of the Swiss parliament for the next four-year term on October 20.

News Digest

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Switzerland deepens Indian cooperation on energy and rail transport

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Swiss highland grasslands are in decline

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Measles cases rocket in Switzerland

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Terror suspect to remain in Swiss custody

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Swiss remain the richest in the world

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Firsts Why this Swiss election will go down in the history books

From massive shifts in party power to a record result for women, reasons why Sunday’s Swiss parliamentary elections can be called historic.

Press review Swiss elections: ‘Green tsunami’ engulfs newspapers

“Green flood”, “fresh, green and feminine wind” – Swiss frontpages and metaphors were only one colour on Monday.

By Thomas Stephens

Switzerland voted Swiss elections: Landslide Green gains tip parliament to the left

Green parties have made major gains at the expense of parties to the right and the left in elections to the Swiss parliament.

By Urs Geiser

Government reshuffle Will the Greens go for a government seat?

Regula Rytz, Green Party president, on whether her party's historic gains in the parliamentary elections should result in a government seat.

Looking ahead What are the party presidents' expectations?

For some it's a chance to work together, for others it's time to tackle long-standing issues. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

2019 parliamentary elections What do Swiss political parties stand for?

Right, left, centre...that's how political parties are usually described. But where do they stand on the main themes dominating Swiss politics?

By Kai Reusser (graphics) and Sonia Fenazzi (text)

Week in Numbers Forged banknotes, launched newspapers and grounded planes

Here’s a round-up of some of the most interesting statistics to appear in the past week’s stories.

Generation global Scuol’s out: opening a nightclub in an isolated Swiss town

Before Juliane and Nici opened Cult, young people in the eastern town of Scuol had to drive for miles – even across the border – for a bit of fun. 

Safe bet? 5G tests Switzerland’s limits on cybersecurity

As more governments mull the risks of working with foreign vendors of 5G networks, eyes are on Switzerland as one of the technology’s early adopters.

By Jessica Davis Plüss, Jie Guo Zehnder

Responsible Business Initiative Credit Suisse promises safeguards for indigenous groups after Dakota pipeline intervention

Credit Suisse has committed to updating its internal policies on consent of indigenous communities in its financing of sensitive projects. 

By Anand Chandrasekhar

Who has a right to the taxes of multinationals?

In our analysis this week: Corporate tax in the digital age, Gunvor's corruption trouble, and Geneva as a place to do business.

By Jessica Davis Plüss

Elections 2019 Facebook’s ‘I voted’ button comes to Switzerland

For the first time in a Swiss parliamentary election, voters will be able to click a button on Facebook saying they have voted.

By Thomas Stephens

Unrest in Spain Catalonia’s Democratic Tsunami movement – born in Geneva?

Switzerland was the launchpad for a digital platform fuelling protests in Spain, according to the Geneva daily Le Temps and Spanish media. 

By Belén Couceiro

following william england What iconic Swiss spots looked like 150 years ago

William England's Alpine pictures, made using an innovative photographic technique, were a resounding success. Today, they're being re-created.

By Zeno Zoccatelli

Cobalt Trafigura bets on Congo even as Glencore shuts mine

Trafigura is helping to finance a $450m Congolese copper and cobalt facility even as Glencore prepares to shut its mine in the country.

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Forced labour Can Swiss assistance help clean up Uzbek cotton?

A Swiss-backed international programme may help bring back investors after a boycott of Uzbek cotton, but not everyone is sure how much has changed.

By Paula Dupraz-Dobias in the Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan

Parliamentary elections 2019 The Green wave, women lawmakers, and new majority-makers

Senior political analyst Claude Longchamp looks beyond the October 20 parliamentary elections and analyses the most probable party constellations.

By Claude Longchamp, political scientist

Perspectives from Taiwan How a Swiss school initiative fights sexual stigma at an early age

A journalist from Taiwan examines how gender identity and sexual orientation are taught in Swiss and Taiwanese schools.

By Jason Liu

Jung guns Therapy sessions aim to help MBAs become better leaders

Every Saturday, MBA students at the IMD in Lausanne have an hour-long one-on-one session with a psychotherapist.

By Andrew Jack