Initiatives and referendums explained

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What role does direct democracy play in today’s election? Read all about it here:

Direct democracy in a US election year

This content was published on Aug 23, 2016 A representative system in one, a direct democracy in the other? In reality, both the United States and Switzerland are ‘hybrid’ democracies.

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