Cluster: Democracy

Habteab Yemane: high court judge in Eritrea, refugee in Switzerland

This content was published on May 19, 2025 Habteab Yemane became a lawyer because he believed in a constitutional state, but his journey led him somewhere else entirely.

Concerned about democracy, Ignazio Cassis appeals to the media

Information wars

Swiss foreign minister calls on media to defend democracy

This content was published on May 15, 2025 Swiss foreign minister Ignazio Cassis says the media has a vital role to play in the preservation of democracy.

Democracy

The Swiss militia principle – what’s it all about?

This content was published on May 14, 2025 The militia principle is a special feature of Swiss democracy, as this video explains.

The Swiss government wants greater access to personal data.

International Geneva

Proposed Swiss surveillance law ‘identical to Russia’

This content was published on May 14, 2025 Encrypted email service Proton threatens to leave Switzerland to escape proposed data surveillance law updates.

Swiss Abroad

The seven weirdest Swiss votes of all time

This content was published on May 10, 2025 Absinthe, car-free Sundays and cow horns: Swiss voters have certainly had to decide on some unusual issues.

Swiss democracy

Switzerland refines its global democracy aims in a tough context

This content was published on May 8, 2025 Amid a global democratic “recession”, the foreign ministry has clarified how it wants to shore up freedoms around the world.

Swiss democracy

The purest democracy? Visiting one of Switzerland’s historic open-air assemblies

This content was published on May 5, 2025 The annual “Landsgemeinde” in Glarus is like a folk festival, a party, and a crash-course in politics rolled into one. Is it democratically relevant?

Democracy

‘Collegiality’ – a concept at the heart of Swiss governance

This content was published on May 2, 2025 What is “collegiality” and how exactly does it work – and help decision-making – for the seven-member Federal Council?

Agreements with the EU: the Federal Council in favour of an optional referendum

Democracy

Swiss government favours simple majority referendum for EU vote

This content was published on Apr 30, 2025 The proposed Swiss-EU political deal should be decided by a simple majority of voters, without a cantonal majority.

Tajik ruler Emomali Rahmon and Vladimir Putin shake hands after their meeting in Moscow in March 2025.

Global elections

Promoting democracy in authoritarian Tajikistan – is Switzerland making a difference?

This content was published on Apr 30, 2025 While the government of Tajikistan’s long-standing ruler grows more repressive, Switzerland continues to support human rights – a delicate balancing act.

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