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Post-vote survey: scant support for environmental responsibility initiative

Environmental liability initiative rejected by 69.8% of votes cast

This content was published on Feb 10, 2025 The Swiss do not want to be restricted by environmental protection.

Zurich residents don't give their politicians a pay rise

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Voters in Zurich reject pay rise for local politicians

This content was published on Feb 9, 2025 Local parliamentarians in Zurich will not receive a pay hike after 53.2% of voters in the city came out against the plan on Sunday.

Only a few invalid signatures for a ban on animal testing

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‘Surprisingly few’ signatures invalid for ban on animal testing

This content was published on Jan 14, 2025 The initiative to ban animal testing was submitted in November with around 127,600 signatures. "Surprisingly few" signatures are not valid, the initiative's organisers have now said.

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Swiss votes reveal gender divide

This content was published on Jan 10, 2025 A majority of women rejected all four voting proposals on November 24 – in contrast to men.

Procurement initiative: thousands of false initials

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Thousands of fake signatures flagged in Swiss people’s initiative

This content was published on Dec 29, 2024 More than 3,600 of the signatures submitted for the initiative for the security of medical supplies were invalid.

Switzerland must be able to build new nuclear power plants

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Switzerland could build new nuclear power plants

This content was published on Dec 20, 2024 The Swiss government has opened up the possibility of new nuclear power plants in response to a people's initiative.

Federal Court rejects appeals on AHV vote

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Swiss court refuses to annul vote raising women’s retirement age

This content was published on Dec 12, 2024 The Federal Supreme Court has rejected a bid to annul a vote that raised the age of retirement for women in Switzerland.

view into the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg

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Happy anniversary? Switzerland marks 50 years at the ECHR

This content was published on Nov 28, 2024 Half a century after Swiss ratification of the European Convention on Human Rights, the treaty is under pressure across the continent.

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Seven ways the ECHR has shaped Swiss law over the years

This content was published on Nov 28, 2024 From surname rules to asbestos claims, the European Court on Human Rights has rapped Switzerland’s knuckles some 140 times since 1974.

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How Irish pop star Bambie Thug became the face of a Swiss referendum on Eurovision

This content was published on Nov 24, 2024 While choosing the host city was an incredibly slow process, a referendum to reverse the decision moved at double speed.

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