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Flanked by parliamentarians Franziska Saurer (left) and Mario Gonzalez (right), newly sworn-in members Therese Schlaepfer of the Swiss People’s Party (second from left) and Rudi Berli of the Green Party (second from right) pose at the start of the winter session of the Federal Assembly on Monday, December 1, 2025, in the Federal Palace in Bern. Berli is a Swiss Abroad who lives in France and commutes to Geneva to work on a vegetable farm.

This content was published on Dec 2, 2025 Therese Schläpfer of the Swiss People’s Party and Rudi Berli of the Green Party at the start of the winter session of the Federal Assembly in Bern on Monday. Berli lives in France and commutes to Geneva to work on a vegetable farm.

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This content was published on Dec 1, 2025 A very political start to the month with the winter parliamentary session and analysis of Sunday's federal votes.

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This content was published on Dec 1, 2025 An aerial view of the new exterior lighting of the Notre-Dame de Lausanne Cathedral, presented for the first time during a ceremony as part of the building's 750th anniversary.

Swiss Abroad were less harsh on the inheritance tax initiative

This content was published on Dec 1, 2025 Like the rest of the country, Swiss citizens abroad rejected both initiatives put to the vote on Sunday.

Photo of room with people looking disappointed and "tax the rich" sign in the background.

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Switzerland Today – vote edition

This content was published on Nov 30, 2025 Money worries and the status quo win out: Swiss resoundingly reject inheritance tax and civic duty proposals.

Vaud residents abroad will be able to vote for the Council of States

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Canton Vaud gives vote to Swiss Abroad for Senate elections

This content was published on Nov 30, 2025 Residents of canton Vaud who live abroad will now be able to take part in elections to the Senate, as they already can for the House of Representatives.

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The week in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 29, 2025 Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.

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This content was published on Nov 29, 2025 Civil servants demonstrate in front of the headquarters of the Vaud cantonal government in Lausanne during the strike announced by the unions on Wednesday.

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This content was published on Nov 28, 2025 Money is at the centre of today's news – from army financing to a slimmed-down savings package and the rise of new billionaires.

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This content was published on Nov 28, 2025 When will the mountain give way? View of Brienz–Brinzauls on November 27 2025. The slope remains active, and the expected landslide appears to be drawing closer.

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