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Elections, economics, and Europe: Switzerland in 2019

This content was published on Jan 3, 2019 On the global stage, economic shifts and European politics will set the tempo in Bern. Here’s part two of our annual political preview.

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2019: A big year ahead for democracy

This content was published on Dec 27, 2018 Billions of citizens in some of the world’s most populous democracies will make important decisions at the ballot box next year.

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Which people’s initiatives were launched in 2018?

This content was published on Dec 24, 2018 What’s on the mid-term horizon for Swiss voters? In 2018, eight initiatives were launched, on topics ranging from health costs to arms exports.

Citizens’ Juries – providing a neutral recommendation on voting issues

This content was published on Dec 21, 2018 Switzerland plans to test the use of a citizens’ jury whereby a few randomly selected citizens provide a balanced assessment of voting issues.

Plans for permanent e-vote option put to consultation

This content was published on Dec 19, 2018 The Swiss government is going ahead with plans to introduce the option of permanent electronic voting, defying criticism by security issues.

Government signs off on e-voting options until 2020

This content was published on Dec 7, 2018 The Swiss government has renewed the authorisation of the cantons of Bern, Lucerne, Fribourg, Basel City and Geneva to offer e-voting.

‘The more we take democracies for granted, the less prepared we are to defend them’

This content was published on Dec 7, 2018 The Swiss foreign minister says human rights and democracy remain at the heart of Switzerland’s agenda, as the UN human rights declaration turns 70.

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Unconditional Swiss income experiment fails to get funding

This content was published on Dec 4, 2018 A programme that would have paid Swiss villagers CHF2,500 a month in unconditional basic income has failed to raise sufficient funding.

Swiss Abroad disappointed by Geneva’s stance on e-voting

This content was published on Nov 29, 2018 The recent decision by canton Geneva to shelve its e-voting system could undermine citizens’ confidence in the system, says the Swiss Abroad.

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Do the Swiss have a weakness for surveillance?

This content was published on Nov 27, 2018 On Sunday, almost two-thirds of Swiss voters approved the use of private investigators by insurance companies to catch fraudsters.

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