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Are 16-year-olds mature enough to vote? No.

This content was published on May 24, 2019 Student climate strikers are also calling for the voting age to be lowered. Politician Adrian Spahr is against such a move.

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It’s time to let 16- and 17-year-olds vote

This content was published on May 24, 2019 Youth should be allowed access to the ballot box to make their voices heard on issues like climate change, argues a children's rights lawyer.

EU welcomes Swiss double vote on guns and taxes

This content was published on May 20, 2019 On Sunday, voters gave the green light to a tightening of gun ownership rules that allowed Switzerland to remain in the Schengen free movement zone. They also gave the thumbs up to a revision of company tax following years of complaints from the EU that the old regime violated competition rules. The EU Commission’s chief…

Vote reaction: ‘The Swiss prefer Schengen to guns’

This content was published on May 20, 2019 Swiss newspapers have generally welcomed voters’ decision to tighten the country’s gun law, bringing it into line with the European Union.

Voters decide against cuts to welfare payments

This content was published on May 19, 2019 Welfare benefits will not be reduced in canton Bern after voters threw out a proposal to lower public spending below agreed standards.

Switzerland votes ‘yes’ to overhaul corporate tax rules

This content was published on May 19, 2019 Switzerland voted yes on Sunday to a reform of the corporate tax system that will scrap preferential treatment for multinational firms.

Geneva shops to open three Sundays per year, voters decide

This content was published on May 19, 2019 Geneva voters have narrowly accepted a new law to allow shops open on Sundays. A trial period of three Sundays per year for two years will be tested.

Visualisation of the planned giant aquarium

Basel voters pour cold water over plans for zoo aquarium

This content was published on May 19, 2019 Voters in Basel have rejected a controversial project to build a giant aquarium complex for the local zoo.

Will letting foreigners vote revitalise St Moritz?

This content was published on May 17, 2019 One of Christian Jott Jenny's first proposals as mayor of the exclusive Swiss resort is to give voting rights to foreign residents.

Voters opt for radical measures in anticipation of soft implementation

This content was published on May 16, 2019 According to a study, around 6% of Swiss voters approve a people’s initiative that they consider too radical, believing it will be diluted.

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