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Swiss parliamentary delegation visits Iran

This content was published on Oct 27, 1999 For the first time in decades, a parliamentary delegation from Switzerland is paying a visit to Iran for talks aimed at revitalising political, economic and cultural relations. During their visit starting Wednesday, the six-member delegation — headed by the president of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Christine Beerli — will meet parliamentarians, government officials and…

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Switzerland, Macedonia sign five-year cooperation accord

This content was published on Oct 26, 1999 Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss (right) and his Macedonian counterpart Alexander Dimitrov Tuesday signed a five-year cooperation accord and agreed on overland passage for refugees returning from Switzerland to Kosovo via Macedonia. Deiss and Dimitrov, who was on his third visit to Switzerland, also inaugurated a new Macedonian embassy building in the capital Berne. Deiss…

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Will the voter support for the right translate into Swiss politics?

This content was published on Oct 25, 1999 The stunning gains by Switzerland’s right-wing nationalist People’s Party (SVP) in weekend parliamentary elections marks the biggest concentration of right-wing nationalist power in decades. But because of the checks and balances system of Swiss politics, the precise impact remains to be seen. The People’s Party has become a major force in the 200-member House of…

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Swiss parliamentary elections see swing to the right

This content was published on Oct 24, 1999 The right-wing People’s Party has significantly increased its presence in the Swiss parliament and is the main winner of elections this weekend, according to Swiss television forecasts. Exit polls showed the People’s Party up with 8 percent to total 23 percent of the votes cast for the House of Representatives, confirming pre-election opinion polls, which…

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Exit polls show swing to the right in Swiss elections

This content was published on Oct 24, 1999 First national exit polls from Switzerland’s weekend parliamentary elections show that the right-wing Swiss People’s Party has scored major gains. The exit polls showed the People’s Party up with 8 percent to total 23 percent of the votes cast for the House of Representatives, confirming pre-election opinion polls, which had consistently predicted a swing to…

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First national exit polls due shortly in Swiss parliamentary elections

This content was published on Oct 24, 1999 Swiss voters have cast their ballots, vote counting is underway and first national exit polls will be known within the hour. Political analysts widely predict a swing to the right in the weekend parliamentary elections. There is the distinct possibility that the right-of-centre Swiss People’s Party, whose leading figure is the populist parliamentarian and millionaire…

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Political right scores big wins in Swiss elections

This content was published on Oct 24, 1999 The right-wing People’s Party made stunning gains in Switzerland’s parliamentary elections at the weekend. The party significantly boosted its number of seats and pledged to carry on its anti-Europe, low-tax and tough-on-asylum-seekers policies. The successful showing is unlikely to lead to a government shake-up or radical re-orientation of Swiss politics as the allocation of power…

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Swiss parliamentary elections likely to see swing to the right

This content was published on Oct 22, 1999 Switzerland’s parliamentary elections this weekend will not lead to a government upheaval, but political experts predict that there will likely be a major swing to the right – and that would send a powerful political message. There is the distinct possibility that the right-of-centre Swiss People’s Party, whose leading figure is the populist parliamentarian and…

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Alpine nations agree ban on major trans-Alpine road construction

This content was published on Oct 22, 1999 The executive branch of the Alpine Convention group of nations has agreed a ban on the construction of major trans-Alpine roads. The transport protocol will now be presented to member states for ratification. The agreement came as part of a three-day conference in the Swiss resort of Interlaken, where delegates from Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Monaco,…

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Foreign correspondents: Swiss elections a “little bit exciting.”

This content was published on Oct 21, 1999

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