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Federal Council continues to allow paid signature collections

This content was published on Aug 23, 2023 Paid signature gathering for initiatives and referendums continues to be allowed.

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The radical democrats in the desert

This content was published on Aug 21, 2023 How Botswana built a direct democracy based on rough diamonds – and sparked Swiss interest in the process.

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Swiss group launches initiative to ban e-voting

This content was published on Aug 17, 2023 The Swiss Freedom Movement has launched a federal popular initiative calling for a ban on electronic voting (e-voting).

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Government gives green light to e-voting in 2023 national elections

This content was published on Aug 16, 2023 The Federal Council has authorised three cantons to trial electronic voting in the October elections for a limited number of voters.

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Study: voters and parties discriminate against candidates with non-Swiss names

This content was published on Aug 13, 2023 Political candidates with foreign-sounding names get 5% fewer votes than those with typically Swiss names on the same electoral list, a study reveals.

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‘Sabotage everywhere’: at the Swiss birthplace of global anarchism

This content was published on Aug 8, 2023 Thousands of anarchists made the pilgrimage to the small town of St-Imier for “Anarchy 2023”. Their positions, for example on Ukraine, differ widely.

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Abraham Jiménez Enoa: ‘In Cuba it’s almost impossible to express an opinion’

This content was published on Aug 3, 2023 The Cuban authorities gave journalist Abraham Jiménez Enoa a choice: prison or exile.

Mann steht neben einer Schweizerflagge vor einem Haus.

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Anger sparks Swiss-Catalan appetite for direct democracy

This content was published on Jul 25, 2023 The first response from a Swiss Abroad to SWI swissinfo.ch's appeal for personal direct democracy stories comes from Catalonia.

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The ‘magic formula’ of Switzerland’s direct democracy

This content was published on Jul 24, 2023 There are seven seats in the Swiss Federal Council. How are they divided among the country’s political parties? Find out in this video.

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Poll confirms forecast of right-wing Swiss election gains

This content was published on Jul 19, 2023 A Swiss voter poll confirms indications of the People’s Party winning seats from the Greens during general election.

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