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Voters decide against cuts to welfare payments

This content was published on May 19, 2019 Welfare benefits will not be reduced in canton Bern after voters threw out a proposal to lower public spending below agreed standards.

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Switzerland votes ‘yes’ to overhaul corporate tax rules

This content was published on May 19, 2019 Switzerland voted yes on Sunday to a reform of the corporate tax system that will scrap preferential treatment for multinational firms.

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Geneva shops to open three Sundays per year, voters decide

This content was published on May 19, 2019 Geneva voters have narrowly accepted a new law to allow shops open on Sundays. A trial period of three Sundays per year for two years will be tested.

Visualisation of the planned giant aquarium

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Basel voters pour cold water over plans for zoo aquarium

This content was published on May 19, 2019 Voters in Basel have rejected a controversial project to build a giant aquarium complex for the local zoo.

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Will letting foreigners vote revitalise St Moritz?

This content was published on May 17, 2019 One of Christian Jott Jenny's first proposals as mayor of the exclusive Swiss resort is to give voting rights to foreign residents.

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Voters opt for radical measures in anticipation of soft implementation

This content was published on May 16, 2019 According to a study, around 6% of Swiss voters approve a people’s initiative that they consider too radical, believing it will be diluted.

Nikol Pashinyan, prime minister of Armenia

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One-third of the world living in ‘autocratising’ countries

This content was published on May 16, 2019 The number of people living under autocratic systems has risen to 1990 levels, but it’s not time to sound democracy’s death knell.

A Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet

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Government performs fighter jet U-turn

This content was published on May 16, 2019 The Swiss government has changed its approach to buying new combat aircraft and anti-aircraft missiles.

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Voters to decide fate of giant Basel aquarium

This content was published on May 15, 2019 Opponents of the CHF100 million Ozeanium project say it is unsustainable.

Geneva prosecutor Jornod at a press conference

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Geneva prosecutor finds no signs of electoral fraud

This content was published on May 13, 2019 Geneva prosecutor Olivier Jornod says he has found no evidence of possible electoral fraud, but an investigation continues.

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