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Pesticide and online gambling bans to go to vote

Dice on a Rocket 7 table at the Zurich casino

This content was published on Jan 18, 2018 Signatures have been handed in forcing nationwide votes on online gambling and pesticides in farming.

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Swiss licence fee vote: the demands and potential consequences

This content was published on Jan 18, 2018 On March 4, the Swiss will vote on getting rid of the compulsory radio and television licence fee. What are the arguments and what is at stake?

Woman holding mock version for an updated vote booklet

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User guide for direct democracy undergoes revamp

This content was published on Jan 16, 2018 The official booklet for Swiss citizens seeking information on forthcoming nationwide votes has been given a make-over.

People demonstrating in Iceland s capital Reykjavik in 2008

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Tale of Iceland’s bold democratic reforms inspires artist

This content was published on Jan 14, 2018 This is the story of an American filmmaker whose interest in Icelandic art grew into a passion for a unique democratic process.

Bank vault with table and two chairs in the middle

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Domestic banking secrecy will not go to a nationwide vote

This content was published on Jan 9, 2018 A proposal to enshrine banking secrecy for Swiss residents in the country’s constitution has been formally withdrawn.

Pssssst - in der Schweiz redet man nicht über Geld.

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Shadowy influences on Swiss democracy

This content was published on Jan 8, 2018 Swiss democracy faces international criticism over a lack of transparency in party funding and political campaigns.

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World’s largest democracies poised for busy 2018

This content was published on Jan 3, 2018 The world heads to new opportunities this year as the globe’s biggest democracies prepare for popular votes in the next 18 months.

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Youngest Swiss president in 84 years takes office

This content was published on Jan 1, 2018 An interview with Alain Berset, who, at 45, is the youngest politician to become Swiss president since 1934.

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‘Town hall meetings are the archetype of democracy’

This content was published on Dec 28, 2017 The Swiss comedian and actor Mike Müller is touring Switzerland with a show devoted to town hall meetings.

People toasting to the result of the Catalonia parliamentary elections in December 2017

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The Spanish disease and its global fixes

This content was published on Dec 22, 2017 It has been an exhausting year for democracy supporters around the world. And no other place makes this more obvious than Spain.

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