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Swiss voters to decide on fate of ‘social detectives’

This content was published on Jul 5, 2018 Activists opposed to legislation granting more powers to social welfare detectives have collected the signatures to bring the issue to referendum.

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Switzerland’s first municipal blockchain vote hailed a success

This content was published on Jul 2, 2018 Switzerland's first local blockchain-based test vote has been successfully completed in the city of Zug, the authorities say.

Government urged to protect victims of torture better

This content was published on Jun 26, 2018 A citizen’s petition demanding that Switzerland adopt UN standards when it comes to protecting victims of torture has been handed in.

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How many Californias do you want?

This content was published on Jun 26, 2018 All the many dozens of proposals to split California into multiple states share the same basic defect: a foolish fixation with geography.

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Swiss government guilty of repeated miscalculation

This content was published on Jun 24, 2018 For the first time in history, voters may have go back to the polls at the national level to decide for a second time on the same people’s initiative.

“We need to change the system”

This content was published on Jun 22, 2018

Initiative calls for end to ‘warmongering with our money’

This content was published on Jun 21, 2018 A total of 104,902 had been confirmed as valid, said the pacifist Group for a Switzerland Without an Army, the Young Green Party and the Association for a Ban on Arms Dealing. People’s initiatives must be signed by at least 100,000 citizens within an 18-month period in order to be considered for a vote at…

How the Dutch government is trying to abolish direct democracy

This content was published on Jun 20, 2018 For first time in history, a democratically-elected government is trying to abolish direct democracy at the national level.

‘Foreign judges’ initiative: fact checking the parliamentary debates

This content was published on Jun 11, 2018 swissinfo.ch checks the accuracy of some of the statements heard so far in both chambers.

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Second national park rejected in local votes

This content was published on Jun 10, 2018 A project to set up a major nature park around the town of Locarno in southern Switzerland has failed at the ballot box.

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