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The cantonal majority principle

This content was published on Sep 22, 2002 This was the case with the two gold initiatives, which were thrown out on Sunday. The federal system, as it is known, can undermine the principle of “one person, one vote” by giving each canton the same political weight. Critics of the federal system point to the fact that it gives small cantons – some…

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Back to the drawing board

This content was published on Sep 22, 2002 Voters rejected two proposals on how to spend the money – a clear signal that the government needs to come up with new ideas about what to do with the cash. Voters turned down the government plan to divide the money equally among the state pension scheme, the cantons and the so-called Solidarity Foundation, which…

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Bern’s Olympic dream falters

This content was published on Sep 22, 2002 Bid organisers conceded on Sunday that the refusal by voters to approve an SFr 22.5 million ($15 million) bid package would force the city to pull out of the Olympic race. Almost four in five Bernese voted no to two Olympic related questions. Martin Hodler, the president of Bern’s bid committee, told swissinfo he was…

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Spending plans from gold sales given short shrift

This content was published on Sep 22, 2002 Voters rejected two proposals on how to spend the money – a clear signal that the government needs to come up with new ideas about what to do with the cash. Voters turned down the government plan to divide the money equally among the state pension scheme, the cantons and the so-called Solidarity Foundation, which…

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Olympic dream fades in Bern

This content was published on Sep 22, 2002 Bid organisers conceded that the refusal by Bernese voters to approve an SFr 22.5 million ($15 million) bid package would force the city to pull out of the Olympic race. Several hours after the close of polling booths, early counting shows a strong no vote of around 76 to 77 per cent. Bern – which…

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Gold sale vote looks like a non-starter

This content was published on Sep 22, 2002 Exit polls showed that a counter-proposal to invest all the proceeds in the state pension system had also been rejected. Early results suggested that about 52 per cent of voters would turn down a government plan to divide the money equally among the state pension scheme, the cantons and the so-called Solidarity Foundation, which would…

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Gold sale vote too close to call

This content was published on Sep 22, 2002 The result is seen as too close to call – voters also have the option of choosing an alternative proposal to invest the money in the state pension scheme. The government wants the money divided equally among the state pension scheme, the cantons and the so-called Solidarity Foundation, which would support good causes both at…

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Swiss Tamils hope for peace in Sri Lanka

This content was published on Sep 17, 2002 Since 1983, 64,000 people have died in the bloody conflict between the government and the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels. The negotiations – scheduled to last for three days – are taking place on neutral ground in the Thai city of Sattahip, near Bangkok. The talks are the result of a Norwegian initiative and follow a…

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Positive thinking helping New York to cope

This content was published on Sep 11, 2002 Among them are thousands of Swiss who have also had to come to terms with the impact of September 11. The image of the blazing, then collapsing, towers is still painfully fresh in America’s collective memory. And it has been made yet more vivid by the virtually blanket coverage that has been devoted to the…

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