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Canton Aargau rejects lowering voting age to 16

Aargau voters clearly reject voting age 16

This content was published on Nov 24, 2024 Aargau is the latest in a line of Swiss cantons which have voted against extending the right to vote to 16-year-olds.

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Swiss citizens submit signatures for referendum to simplify naturalisation

This content was published on Nov 21, 2024 The committee behind the popular initiative "For modern citizenship rights" submitted around 105,000 certified signatures on Thursday to simplify naturalisation for foreigners living in Switzerland.

Critics of a nuclear repository call for a national referendum

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Critics of proposed Swiss nuclear waste site want a referendum

This content was published on Nov 15, 2024 A proposed radioactive waste repository in canton Zurich is facing opposition even before official approval.

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Swiss ban on face covering will apply from 2025

This content was published on Nov 6, 2024 From January 1, 2025, it will be forbidden to cover the face in public places throughout Switzerland.

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How much protest should a democratic state accept?

This content was published on Oct 17, 2024 Attention-grabbing stunts by climate activists have tested the limits of legitimate action in Switzerland and elsewhere. How should judges react?

Swiss judges want to disentangle the judiciary and politics

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Swiss judges want to break ties with politics

This content was published on Oct 2, 2024 Swiss judges want to dissolve the traditional link between parties and court members, including mandatory contributions to a political party.

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Sister republics: Switzerland and the US

The US and Switzerland were known as “sister republics”. Explore the links that still bind these two very dissimilar countries.

A complex proposal to reform Switzerland's occupational pension scheme is going to a vote on September 22.

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Swiss to vote on occupational pension reform and biodiversity

This content was published on Sep 20, 2024 On Sunday, the Swiss will vote on occupational pension reform and on a biodiversity initiative. Neither proposal is likely to be accepted at the ballot box, according to the latest polls.

Protesters join thousands marching around the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix, protesting the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, June 24, 2022.

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How the US and Switzerland became direct democracy ‘sister republics’

This content was published on Sep 16, 2024 Political scientist Julien Jaquet explores the links and differences between popular initiatives and referendums in the United States and Switzerland.

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Milo Rau: democracy is an ’agora open to everyone who isn’t a criminal’

This content was published on Sep 15, 2024 On the International Day of Democracy, Switzerland’s most controversial theatre director talks about the “ritual” of public votes and the global state of political participation.

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