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Can the ballot box help save Romansh?

Kinder und eine Lehrerin in einem Klassenraum. An der Wandtafel stehen Sätze in Rätoromanisch.

This content was published on Jun 9, 2017 Switzerland’s oldest language is threatened with extinction. Can voting help save Romansh? And who should be allowed to decide?

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Swiss signature-gathering platform marks debut year

This content was published on Jun 7, 2017 The founder of an online platform to gather signatures is pleased with its success but annoyed by authorities' lack of enthusiasm for it.

Lukas Wegmüller, co-leader of the New European Movement Switzerland sitting outside with his laptop on the table

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‘European Citizens’ Initiative needs to become stronger’

This content was published on Jun 6, 2017 One organisation is defying the current political trend to promote Swiss membership in the EU and concrete steps to make it more democratic.

The town of Moutier seen from above, nestled along the foothills of the Jura mountains

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A divided Swiss village heads to the polls

This content was published on Jun 2, 2017 For the Swiss town of Moutier, the question of which canton to join – and their cultural identity – has been simmering for decades.

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The Romanian corruption challenge to democracy

This content was published on May 31, 2017 A recent op-ed by Bogdan Sorin touched on some of the events that happened earlier this year in Romania. In his article, Sorin suggested that the events were an orchestration of the secret services. In my opinion this a very distant departure from the reasons that drove so many people on the streets of Romania.…

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Trust in democratic institutions is ‘in freefall’

This content was published on May 30, 2017 The spread of democracy has turned into a crisis of democracy, warns Shalini Randeria, director of the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy.

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In Switzerland, citizens have the last word on money matters

This content was published on May 26, 2017 If citizens in the Swiss town of Aarau think that their politicians plan to waste too much money, they can interfere using a special veto power.

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Swiss canton pushes for mandatory voting

This content was published on May 23, 2017 Driven by concerns over low turnout, a Swiss political party has proposed compulsory voting in canton Jura.

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Swiss expats back nuclear phase-out

This content was published on May 22, 2017 Swiss voters living abroad supported the government's new energy law in Sunday's vote. Political scientist Thomas Milic explains why.

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Swiss give green light for renewables and nuclear phase out

This content was published on May 21, 2017 Voters have approved a new energy law that aims to promote renewable energy, ban new nuclear power plants and lower energy consumption.

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