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Second national park rejected in local votes

man collecting mushrooms in a nature park

This content was published on Jun 10, 2018 A project to set up a major nature park around the town of Locarno in southern Switzerland has failed at the ballot box.

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Voters give clear thumbs up for reform of Swiss gambling law

This content was published on Jun 10, 2018 Swiss voters have endorsed a ban on online offers of offshore casinos. The new law includes measures against gambling addiction.

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Italy gets the world’s first minister for direct democracy

This content was published on Jun 4, 2018 Italy has become the first country in the world with a government minister in charge of direct democracy issues.

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Put national law before international law? Other countries do.

This content was published on May 30, 2018 Should the Swiss constitution take precedence over international law. Here is a quick summary of the legal situation in other countries.

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‘The Brexit vote wasn’t direct democracy – it was drivel’

This content was published on May 30, 2018 The British referendum on leaving the EU was a lesson in how not to carry out direct democracy, a former Swiss finance minister tells swissinfo.ch.

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How to serve up an initiative that is hard to digest

This content was published on May 25, 2018 Some Swiss votes can be very technical and the need for independent viewpoints is vital. But experts can be incomprehensible and not very neutral.

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Taking the pulse of democracy around the globe

This content was published on May 24, 2018 Bruno Kaufmann, a Swiss-Swedish author, has been on a tour across four continents to explore the state of modern democracy.

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Bruno’s world tour

This content was published on May 23, 2018

Anja Wyden Guelpa: taking democracy to today’s youth

This content was published on May 18, 2018 Anja Wyden Guelpa, chief of staff of Geneva's government, is considered one of the most active promoters of democracy in Switzerland.

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‘The ‘sovereign money’ initiative would weaken Switzerland as a financial centre’

This content was published on May 15, 2018 Rather than prevent new crises, the initiative would create uncertainty and compromise the competitiveness of Swiss banks, says Philippe Bacchetta.

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