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Voices of the Armenian OSCE delegation

This content was published on Oct 27, 2014 Ashassi Yesayan, director of the independent centre for direct democracy in Yerevan and initiator of the visit: “Our voting law does not function because the government has too much power. In a report to the government, I made suggestions for improvement.” In addition to directing the centre, Yesayan is an advisor to the Ministries of…

Armenians get insights into direct democracy

This content was published on Oct 27, 2014 “Urir Jorowrtawarutiun", "Chorherdaran", "Federal Tun" - wrapping my ears around the Caucasian storm of consonants, sibilants and throaty noises that interpreter Lusine Shahraymanyan is dictating to me syllable by syllable is proving quite a challenge. In Armenian, these are the terms for direct democracy, parliament and parliament building.

Little support for population control Ecopop initiative

This content was published on Oct 24, 2014 Only one in three (35%) people surveyed said they would vote yes on November 30. The poll by the leading GfS Bern research institute found 58% against, with 7% undecided. Ecopop – launched by a committee of ecologists – wants to limit net immigration to 0.2% of population growth – about 16,000 people annually. The…

Lump sum tax splits political centre

This content was published on Oct 24, 2014 Five weeks ahead of a nationwide vote on November 30, supporters of the initiative have a 12% lead, according to a survey carried out by the GfS Bern research and polling institute in mid-October. But with the campaign by both camps only just starting, 16% of respondents said they are still undecided. “People are now…

Little support for population control ‘Ecopop’ initiative

This content was published on Oct 24, 2014 The Swiss are sceptical of a controversial proposal to limit population growth in order to reduce Switzerland’s ecological footprint, according to the results of an opinion poll five weeks ahead of a vote on the issue. Only one in three (35%) people surveyed said they would vote yes on November 30. The poll by the…

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Scotalonia’s Jura(ssic) moments

This content was published on Oct 16, 2014 Emotions have reached new heights in the North and South of Europe after Scotland’s no-vote to leaving the UK on September 18 and the Catalan president’s decision to downgrade the November 9 popular vote into an “unofficial” consultation about the country’s constitutional future. While unhappy losers in Scotland cried foul about the referendum processExternal link,…

Immigration caps to reduce ecological footprint

This content was published on Oct 10, 2014 Under the plan by the group of ecologists behind Ecopop, net immigration – the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants – shouldn’t exceed 0.2% of the population over a three year average. Ecopop also wants at least 10% of the government’s development aid spent on voluntary family planning. The initiative garnered about 119,000…

An initiative to expel foreigners who commit crimes

This content was published on Oct 9, 2014

When democracy gets going, the going can get tough

This content was published on Oct 9, 2014 Isler has worked extensively with film for over a decade, creating video installations, animations, experimental films and documentaries on topics such as Tamil immigration in Switzerland and development aid in Rwanda. His most recent documentary, ‘Die Demokratie ist los!’ (Democracy let loose!) premiered at the 2014 Zurich Film Festival. swissinfo.ch: How did this film come…

To lure their peers to the polls, Geneva youth get creative

This content was published on Oct 8, 2014 Most Swiss youth stay away from the polls at voting time, but one canton is trying to buck the trend with comics and cinema.

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