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Swiss federalism offers hope for Sri Lanka

This content was published on Dec 7, 2002 On Monday, the Sri Lankan government formally agreed to share power with the separatist movement under a federal system. The two sides announced their agreement last Thursday, after four days of peace talks in the Norwegian capital, Oslo. The negotiations, which began early this year, are aimed at ending the almost 20-year-old separatist war on…

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‘Today, no one wants us to join the EU’

This content was published on Dec 6, 2002 Ten years ago, Christoph Blocher fought a tough campaign to convince the Swiss to reject membership of the European Economic Area.

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Flowers, flashbulbs and a glass of Pinot

This content was published on Dec 4, 2002 She was greeted with a round of applause from her confident supporters, but it was to take five rounds of voting to secure her victory. Security was tighter than usual, and those who had not managed to grab a place on the galleries of the large parliamentary chamber stood little chance of getting near the…

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Magic Formula survives – for now

This content was published on Dec 4, 2002 But the rightwing’s decision to abstain from the final vote in parliament suggests the coalition that has been in place since 1959 may be on its last legs. Three of the four parties in government voted for the “Magic Formula” by electing a Social Democrat to fill one of the party’s two posts in the…

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New face on an old block

This content was published on Dec 4, 2002 The cabinet’s political complexion hasn’t changed since 1959, and Calmy-Rey’s selection means it will stay that way at least until next year’s general election. In theory, anyone could have contested Ruth Dreifuss’s cabinet seat; in practice the new minister was always going to be a Social Democrat. Any other outcome would have scuppered the “Magic…

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Calmy-Rey wins cabinet seat

This content was published on Dec 4, 2002 In the fifth round of voting Calmy-Rey received 131 votes, easily exceeding the overall majority of 100, and clearly defeating the other official candidate for the Social Democrats, Ruth Lüthi, who got 68 votes. Calmy-Rey’s victory was inevitable once the candidate from the Swiss People’s Party, Toni Bortoluzzi, dropped out of the running. People’s Party…

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Calmy-Rey clinches cabinet post

This content was published on Dec 4, 2002 In the fifth round of voting Calmy-Rey received 131 votes, easily exceeding the overall majority of 100, and clearly defeating the other official candidate for the Social Democrats, Ruth Lüthi, who got 68 votes. Calmy-Rey’s victory was inevitable once the candidate from the Swiss People’s Party, Toni Bortoluzzi, dropped out of the running. Most People’s…

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Parliament to choose new cabinet minister

This content was published on Dec 3, 2002 The race to replace Dreifuss, a Social Democrat, looks likely to be between her party’s two official candidates, but an unknown contender could still launch a challenge. “I’m not 100 per cent convinced that parliament will not surprise us,” political analyst Julian Hottinger told swissinfo. “It could pull a candidate out of the bag that…

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The Swiss abroad – forgotten voters?

This content was published on Nov 28, 2002 The initiative from the Swiss People’s Party was defeated by only 3,422 votes and it is possible that Swiss citizens living abroad played a crucial role in the final result. Figures from three Swiss cantons indicate that voters living abroad were much more likely to have rejected the initiative than those living in Switzerland. Cantons…

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