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Votes being counted for new Swiss parliament

This content was published on Oct 20, 2019 Today, Swiss voters are choosing a new parliament for the next four years. Early results bear out a predicted slight shift to the left.

What do Swiss political parties stand for?

This content was published on Oct 18, 2019 Right, left, centre...that's how political parties are usually described. But where do they stand on the main themes dominating Swiss politics?

Swiss elections: who needs a parliament anyway?

This content was published on Oct 17, 2019 The latest updates on Swiss and international democracy movements.

Catalonia’s Democratic Tsunami movement – born in Geneva?

This content was published on Oct 17, 2019 Switzerland was the launchpad for a digital platform fuelling protests in Spain, according to the Geneva daily Le Temps and Spanish media.

Facebook’s ‘I voted’ button comes to Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 17, 2019 For the first time in a Swiss parliamentary election, voters will be able to click a button on Facebook saying they have voted.

Tech giants and digital shifts continue to erode Swiss media

This content was published on Oct 14, 2019 Growing media concentration, privatisation of societal debates, lost advertising revenues: this is the 2019 Quality of the Media Yearbook.

Young people and poorer people don’t vote, says report

This content was published on Oct 13, 2019 About 20% of eligible Swiss never vote. They include the younger age group and people on lower incomes.

‘Democracy is an unfinished work of art’

This content was published on Oct 13, 2019 Andreas Gross looks at the political systems of Switzerland and Taiwan, which recently introduced direct democracy into its political process.

Opinion polls: taking the pulse or setting the tempo?

This content was published on Oct 11, 2019 In recent decades, opinion polls have become a fixture of the electoral landscape in Switzerland, as elsewhere. How useful are they?

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Love it, don’t leave it: Why foreigners should engage with Swiss political issues

This content was published on Oct 10, 2019 An American living and working in Switzerland argues that non-citizens should not be afraid to speak their mind on social and political issues.

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