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A high-speed Ticino road advances at snail’s pace

Harvesting lettuce on the Magadino Plain

This content was published on Nov 2, 2018 A long-awaited highway project is finally in the works in the Swiss canton of Ticino, a victim of delay by direct democracy.

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The making of an unlikely modern direct democracy

This content was published on Nov 1, 2018 Taiwan's young direct democracy defies autocratic rulers and competing superpowers in east Asia.

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Big Brother on the doorstep?

This content was published on Oct 27, 2018 Voters will decide on a new law aimed at cracking down on suspected welfare fraudsters in Switzerland.

Will direct democracy save Italy once again?

This content was published on Oct 26, 2018 Italy, a co-founder of the EU, is in bad shape. The nation seems at odds with itself and the world. Direct democratic reforms could offer a way out.

Revision der grossen Uhr im Bahnhof Olten

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Who should decide on turning the clocks back?

This content was published on Oct 26, 2018 Swiss clocks will go back on Sunday, but changing them could soon be a thing of the past.

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A social experiment gets opposites talking

This content was published on Oct 25, 2018 On a fine Sunday in October people with very different opinions met on blind dates. An algorithm chose the pairs.

Folders containing collection of Swiss laws

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‘Swiss law first’ initiative: what’s at stake?

This content was published on Oct 25, 2018 The initiative ‘Swiss law, not foreign judges’ wants to give the constitution explicit precedence over international law.

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Swiss referendum against a change to gun laws

This content was published on Oct 20, 2018

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Opaque political financing blights Swiss democracy rating

This content was published on Oct 19, 2018 Swiss democracy has received poor marks for refusing to identify the deep pockets that finance political parties.

Judges at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg

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‘Swiss first’ principle could cause upset at ballot box

This content was published on Oct 19, 2018 A proposal to put the Swiss constitution above international law and the promotion of cows with horns could win a majority in next month’s vote.

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