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Why France is not ready for a Swiss-style government

The dissolution of the French National Assembly, announced on June 9, 2024, by Emmanuel Macron, has recomposed the forces in parliament in an unfortunate way.

This content was published on Jul 28, 2024 Political figures who are open to compromise or coalitions are currently few and far between in France. Yet some observers see direct democracy as a way out of the current crisis.

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‘Security here, freedom there’ – insights from a US trucker festival in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 25, 2024 Many attendees at the International Trucker & Country Festival in Interlaken yearn for the freedom associated with the US. An academic in a cowboy hat explains why.

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Swiss direct democracy is Eurovision’s latest challenge

This content was published on Jul 19, 2024 As the country gets closer to naming the city to host next year’s Eurovision, political and financial wrangles have entered the fray.

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Initiative for Switzerland to back nuclear weapon ban launched

This content was published on Jul 2, 2024 The Alliance for a Nuclear Weapons Ban has launched a popular initiative for Switzerland to join the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

What do you think Switzerland’s Alain Berset can bring to the Council of Europe?

The former interior minister is to become the first Swiss Secretary General of the Council of Europe – which issues should his five-year term focus on?

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A Swiss at the top of the Council of Europe

This content was published on Jun 26, 2024 Ex-Interior Minister Alain Berset is to become the first Swiss Secretary General of the historic Strasbourg organisation. Who is Berset, and what’s in store for his five-year term?

The President of the Jura Government Rosalie Beuret Siess, left, Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, centre, and the President of the Jura Parliament Pauline Godat, right, march in a parade down the street

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Swiss canton of Jura celebrates triumph through ‘conviction’

This content was published on Jun 24, 2024 Citizens and celebrities from canton Jura on Sunday celebrated the 50th anniversary of a historic referendum that led to the creation of Switzerland's youngest canton.

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The Swiss who taught Americans about direct democracy

This content was published on Jun 15, 2024 The movement for direct democracy in the United States began in Zurich. It is closely associated with the story of the Swiss socialist Karl Bürkli.

The traditional potato dish Rösti has become a symbol of the Swiss linguistic divide.

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Oui or nein: are languages a major fault line in Swiss direct democracy?

This content was published on Jun 10, 2024 Measures to tackle rising healthcare costs won the backing of French- and Italian speaking Switzerland but failed to pass a nationwide vote.

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Ticino approves lower taxes for the wealthy

This content was published on Jun 9, 2024 High incomes in the Swiss canton of Ticino will in future benefit from tax relief.

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