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A social experiment gets opposites talking

This content was published on Oct 25, 2018 On a fine Sunday in October people with very different opinions met on blind dates. An algorithm chose the pairs.

Folders containing collection of Swiss laws

‘Swiss law first’ initiative: what’s at stake?

This content was published on Oct 25, 2018 The initiative ‘Swiss law, not foreign judges’ wants to give the constitution explicit precedence over international law.

Swiss referendum against a change to gun laws

This content was published on Oct 20, 2018

Opaque political financing blights Swiss democracy rating

This content was published on Oct 19, 2018 Swiss democracy has received poor marks for refusing to identify the deep pockets that finance political parties.

Judges at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg

‘Swiss first’ principle could cause upset at ballot box

This content was published on Oct 19, 2018 A proposal to put the Swiss constitution above international law and the promotion of cows with horns could win a majority in next month’s vote.

An Arctic approach to constitutional drafting

This content was published on Oct 17, 2018 The North Atlantic region is focused on participatory constitution making, with Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland all in the process.

Armin Capaul und Unterstützer bei der Einreichung seiner Kuhhorn-Initiative im Bundeshaus

The four ingredients of a successful people’s initiative

This content was published on Oct 12, 2018 The people’s initiative is the fundamental instrument of Swiss direct democracy, but what's needed to make it successful?

Striking workers gather in a town square in Bellinzona during the General Strike

When a democratic revolution rocked Swiss politics

This content was published on Oct 10, 2018 The introduction of the proportional representation election system 100 years ago ended the dominance of the party of Switzerland’s founding fathers.

An autumn of hope for democracy across the globe

This content was published on Oct 9, 2018 Though still under attack in countries like Brazil and the United States, democracy is showing signs of hope elsewhere around the globe.

Demonstrators wave placards and throw money in the air

Unions lend weight to fight against corporate tax reforms

This content was published on Oct 6, 2018 Trade unions and leftwing political parties are challenging a corporate tax reform, approved by parliament in September, to a nationwide vote.

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