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Immigration initiative challenge fails

This content was published on Apr 7, 2017 An alliance of committees on Friday handed in about 13,000 signatures – short of the 50,000 signatures needed to challenge a parliamentary compromise adopted last December. A leading member of the group, Let the People decide, said the campaign over the past 100 days had been difficult because of the “limited funds and staff resources”.…

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New energy strategy poised to receive green light

This content was published on Apr 7, 2017 A new energy strategy is expected to see an easy victory at the ballot box in Switzerland on May 21, according to a survey published on Friday.

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Swiss e-voting poised for expanded roll-out

This content was published on Apr 5, 2017 Until now, 14 cantons have at various times allowed Swiss living abroad to vote electronically. Three cantons (Neuchâtel, Geneva and Basel City) have operated e-voting systems for Swiss-based citizens. Up to two-thirds of citizens who have been eligible to vote electronically have grabbed the opportunity, proving that strong demand exists, the government said. The current…

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The European Citizens’ Initiative is very much alive

This content was published on Apr 4, 2017 Dismissed as “useless and toothless”, the European Citizens’ Initiative – or ECI – might just have hidden potential.

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Journalist found guilty of voting twice – for TV report

This content was published on Apr 4, 2017 A Swiss journalist has been found guilty of electoral fraud for voting twice electronically – once as a Swiss resident and again as a Swiss citizen living abroad.

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Seeking to reconcile democracy and economics

This content was published on Apr 3, 2017 The political left in Switzerland wishes to rejuvenate its founding idea and move beyond capitalism.

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Voters baffled by company tax reforms

This content was published on Mar 31, 2017 On February 12, some 59.1% of voters rejected government-backed plans to reform the system of taxing companies. The proposed changes, also approved by cantons and business lobby groups, were meant to end “harmful” tax practices while ensuring the future supply of foreign multinational headquarters in Switzerland. But opponents, led by left-leaning political parties, had argued…

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The Reitschule: past and present

This content was published on Mar 28, 2017 The Reitschule in Bern is a venue of many faces that has had a colourful history in recent decades.

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Bern’s divisive culture centre likely headed to court

This content was published on Mar 28, 2017 Instead of voters, the Supreme Court could now have the final say on a rightwing proposal to close down a controversial culture venue.

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Fragile but resilient EU marks low-key anniversary

This content was published on Mar 24, 2017 Six decades after the signing of its founding treaty, the EU appears more fragile than ever. But a Swiss expert puts things in perspective.

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