Cluster: Democracy

Burka ban, paternity leave and pesticides

This content was published on Dec 30, 2016 The public appeal of people’s initiatives appears to be stagnating. For the second year in a row, only six new proposals were launched.

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Making it easier for young foreigners to become Swiss

This content was published on Dec 29, 2016 Should grandchildren of immigrants have privileged access to a Swiss passport? Voters decide on February 12.

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Right on the rise, rural urban divide deepens

This content was published on Dec 28, 2016 It is a phenomenon that has occurred in Switzerland before, agree political scientists Daniel Bochsler of the University of Zurich and Lukas Golder of the research and polling institute GfS Bern. The trend continues at local or regional levels in the wake of nationwide parliamentary elections. They did not result in a major upset, but…

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The ten flops of democracy in 2016

This content was published on Dec 26, 2016 It was arguably the most turbulent year for democracies since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Claude Longchamp lists the biggest flops.

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The power of the people

This content was published on Dec 24, 2016 (SRF, swissinfo.ch)

“People power“ – a delicate balancing act

This content was published on Dec 24, 2016 Where does that leave Switzerland, which is often praised as a leading light in terms of democracy? This is a question that Karin Bauer from Swiss public television SRF tries to answer in her film ‘The Power of the People’, which you can now watch in English on swissinfo.ch. What is more important in Switzerland?…

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Online platform aims to boost local citizen participation

This content was published on Dec 17, 2016 A special online platform has been launched to promote political petitions in a bid to increase local citizen participation.

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Supreme Court upholds decision on Islam centre

This content was published on Dec 14, 2016 The judges ruled that the initiative by the rightwing Swiss People’s Party was in violation of anti-discrimination rules in the Swiss constitution, according to a court statement on Wednesday. It said that the promoters of the initiative justified their proposal mainly with anti-Islamic reasons. The Fribourg cantonal parliament last year decided not to let voters…

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154,000 to use e-voting from next year

This content was published on Dec 2, 2016 Around 97,000 Swiss-based voters and 57,000 Swiss abroad will be able to use e-voting in the next nationwide vote on February 12, 2017.

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Almanac of Swiss politics goes digital

This content was published on Dec 1, 2016 The first edition of the “Annual Yearbook of Swiss Politics” was published in 1966. For the past five decades, experts have recorded political life both at a national level and in the country’s 26 cantons. The publication, written in German and in French, two of Switzerland’s four national languages, has become an important source of…

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