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Switzerland – a two-tier democracy

Foreigners, who make up a quarter of the 8.6 million people in Switzerland, still have no political rights at national level.

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The latest updates on Swiss and international democracy

This content was published on Jun 4, 2020 This week: protests and the potential of local democracy around the world.

Walter Thurnherr at government press conference

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Swiss government can learn from coronavirus, says Chancellor

This content was published on May 27, 2020 The Swiss federal administration can learn some lessons from the coronavirus crisis, says Chancellor Walter Thurnherr.

Impressions of the Landsgemeinde, Sunday, 28 April 2019, in Appenzell, Switzerland.

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Traditional open-air assembly cancelled due to pandemic

This content was published on May 22, 2020 Canton Appenzell Inner Rhodes has decided to cancel its annual open-air voting assembly because of Covid-19 restrictions.

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Swiss People’s Party says government ‘too powerful’

This content was published on May 22, 2020 The Swiss government has given itself too much power during the Covid-19 pandemic, the leader of the right-wing Swiss People’s Party says.

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What remains of Swiss democracy after Covid-19 measures?

This content was published on May 22, 2020 Parliament was cancelled. A referendum was postponed. The government ruled alone by emergency decree. Where does that leave direct democracy?

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Swiss corona protests: conspiracy theories vs political rights

This content was published on May 20, 2020 Switzerland is now well into phase two of its three-stage loosening of Covid-19 restrictions, but this hasn’t stopped citizen protests.

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The latest updates on Swiss and international democracy

This content was published on May 19, 2020 This week: corona protests in Switzerland, and a revival of digital democracy?

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This content was published on May 13, 2020 With a unique political system in which citizens vote up to four times yearly on all sorts of issues, Switzerland is a laboratory of democratic ideas

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‘We need a new way of thinking about how parliament works’

This content was published on May 3, 2020 As parliament gets back to work, digital democracy activist Daniel Graf discusses how the crisis will impact participatory politics in the future.

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