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Milo Rau: democracy is an ’agora open to everyone who isn’t a criminal’

This content was published on Sep 15, 2024 On the International Day of Democracy, Switzerland’s most controversial theatre director talks about the “ritual” of public votes and the global state of political participation.

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A defaced campaign poster of Swiss People's Party candidates for the 2019 parliamentary elections.

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Online aggression seeps into Swiss local politics, study shows

This content was published on Sep 3, 2024 Threats and insults are far from exceptions in Swiss politics, even at the most fact-to-face local level – but physical attacks remain rare.

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Swiss found to be gullible regarding fake news

This content was published on Sep 2, 2024 The Swiss do not seem to be particularly good at separating truth from lies, according to an OECD study.

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From absolutism to democracy in Bhutan: 50 years of Swiss support

This content was published on Sep 1, 2024 In 1975 Helvetas was the first international development organisation to work in Bhutan. It now plans to withdraw from the Himalayan country.

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Insults and threats are everyday features of Swiss local politics, study shows

This content was published on Aug 30, 2024 Aggressive incidents are far from the exception for Swiss politicians, even at the most face-to-face local level – but physical attacks remain rare.

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Jura and Bern voters to decide Moutier’s fate

This content was published on Aug 26, 2024 A crucial vote will take place on September 22 regarding the future of the town of Moutier in northwestern Switzerland.

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Hackers find only minor issues with Swiss Post’s e-voting system

This content was published on Aug 8, 2024 A recent bug bounty scheme involving 7,000 hackers confirmed just a single vulnerability – of “low severity” – in the e-voting software.

A Venezuelan soldier in a polling station in Caracas on Sunday.

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Venezuelan opposition in Switzerland: Maduro regime ‘knows it doesn’t have a majority’

This content was published on Jul 30, 2024 The coordinator of Venezuela’s opposition in Switzerland explains why she got involved in the recent hotly disputed election campaign.

The dissolution of the French National Assembly, announced on June 9, 2024, by Emmanuel Macron, has recomposed the forces in parliament in an unfortunate way.

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Why France is not ready for a Swiss-style government

This content was published on Jul 28, 2024 Political figures who are open to compromise or coalitions are currently few and far between in France. Yet some observers see direct democracy as a way out of the current crisis.

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