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Last Sunday's parliamentary election was historic for many reasons, but also disappointing for some voters, as for the first time it wasn't possible to vote electronically. Despite some voting material being delivered late to Swiss living abroad, some of them still managed to cast their vote and give us feedback on the outcome.

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