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Swiss 5G debate heats up with protest in Bern

This content was published on May 10, 2019 Organised by the Stop5G citizen group, the gathering on Bern’s Waisenhausplatz square – a couple of stone’s throws away from the federal parliament – was the first significant national expression of resistance to plans for a 5G Switzerland. Scientists, doctors, engineers, environmentalists, left-wing politicians, and even a tech-sceptic musician took to the stage to highlight…

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Police question Geneva electoral official in fraud case

This content was published on May 9, 2019 A probe into possible electoral fraud has been opened in Geneva, after reports that an employee in the elections office manipulated ballots.

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How the Swiss show their ‘great love of shooting’

This content was published on May 8, 2019 Sport shooting has long history and is popular in Switzerland, as a visit to two shooting clubs in Geneva shows.

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Corporate tax: slowing down the race to the bottom

This content was published on May 7, 2019 Switzerland will soon vote on a revision of the corporate taxation system. How does this fit into international efforts to tackle avoidance?

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Loss of pubs and villages affects local decision making

This content was published on May 3, 2019 With village pubs closing and municipalities merging, people in Switzerland are becoming less involved in local democracy.

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Popular initiative ‘for the glaciers’ launched

This content was published on Apr 30, 2019 The popular initiative to anchor climate protection in the constitution and eliminate greenhouse gases received the green light to collect signatures.

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Switzerland’s open-air voting is now streamed online

This content was published on Apr 27, 2019 On Sunday, the residents of the Swiss canton of Appenzell Inner Rhodes will choose their senator via a traditional show of hands.

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Organ donation initiative gains critical support

This content was published on Apr 23, 2019 The people’s initiative for presumed consent for organ donation has received the minimum number of signatures, moving closer to a nationwide vote.

Empty parliamentary chamber seen from the visitor s gallery

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How the electoral system influences success

This content was published on Apr 18, 2019 Will the winners of the next parliamentary elections be the candidates with the most votes? The Swiss electoral system is more complicated than that.

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Three ways to improve Taiwan’s direct democracy

This content was published on Apr 17, 2019 The new conventional wisdom is that electoral democracy is in decline. But the assumption ignores a global trend of booming direct democracy.

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