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Have the Swiss abroad votes made all the difference?

This content was published on Jun 27, 2015 Rarely has a nationwide vote in Switzerland been decided by such a slim margin. On June 14, the Yes and No votes were only about 3,200 apart, less than 0.2 percentage points according to provisional final results. Without the votes of Swiss living abroad, the proposal would not have passed, it now appears from the…

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Luck with lists and misfortune with proportional representation

This content was published on Jun 26, 2015 In 2011, the Swiss People’s Party suffered a historic setback in elections for the House of Representatives. In contrast to the 2007 elections, the People’s Party lost 2.3% of the vote. Even more devastating was the loss of eight seats due to list combinations. If that system had not existed, the People’s Party would have…

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Swiss help Myanmar with democratic guidelines

This content was published on Jun 25, 2015 Swiss diplomats have been helping Myanmar draw up a democratic code of good conduct for the southeast nation’s 73 political parties. This comes as the country gears up for a historic election in November, the first free vote in 25 years.

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Political centre-right on the rise, say polls

This content was published on Jun 24, 2015 The centre-right Radical Party has made the biggest gains since the previous poll in March. It remains the third-strongest political group on 17.1% compared with 15.1% in the 2011 elections, behind the conservative right Swiss People’s Party (26.1%; down 0.5%) and the leftwing Social Democrats (19.3%; up 0.6%) but ahead of the centrist Christian Democrats…

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The worst form of government – apart from everything else

This content was published on Jun 20, 2015 Switzerland’s unique form of direct democracy is praised around the world. But is it perfect?

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Concern as election funding remains under wraps

This content was published on Jun 17, 2015 The campaign for the Swiss federal elections on October 18 will be the most expensive in history, but there is a lack of funding transparency.

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Foreigner’s rights: Bern’s gesture of limited impact

This content was published on Jun 16, 2015 The nearly 60% approval rate for increased political participation of foreigners in Bern’s city parliament in Sunday’s vote made many leftwing proponents happy. Cristina Anliker-Mansour, who had launched the idea, told the media she was “overjoyed”. and Bern’s mayor, Alexander Tschäppät, joined in with his political appreciation. He hopes the result from the local vote…

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Closeness of TV/radio vote surprises media

This content was published on Jun 15, 2015 Just 50.08% in favour. Swiss papers didn't expect Sunday’s vote on public radio and television funding reforms to be so close.

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Wafer-thin majority votes for public radio/TV funding reform

This content was published on Jun 14, 2015 Voters have narrowly approved a controversial change to Switzerland’s public radio and television funding system.

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A voice for foreigners in Bern city politics

This content was published on Jun 14, 2015 The “Regulation over the Political Participation of Foreigners” is a means of integrating immigrants in Swiss life, says local parliamentarian Cristina Anliker-Mansour, who launched the idea on behalf of the Green Coalition – a local offshoot of the leftwing Green Party. “We started about three years ago, and we really were sure that this step…

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