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Who can vote in Switzerland? Who can’t?

A woman leaves a polling booth after having cast their vote

This content was published on Sep 17, 2019 Ahead of parliamentary elections on October 20, swissinfo.ch looks at the third of the Swiss resident population that is disenfranchised.

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Switzerland in the age of automatic exchange of banking information

This content was published on Sep 17, 2019 A year ago, Switzerland began to pass on data on the bank accounts held by foreigners in Swiss banks to around 30 countries.

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Proposal for immigration restrictions under debate

This content was published on Sep 16, 2019 Parliament is holding a major debate about plans by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party to limit immigration.

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Parliament gives green light for anti-piracy legislation

This content was published on Sep 16, 2019 Providers of pirated content over the internet will face legal consequences in Switzerland after parliament amended the current copyright law.

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Will tobacco-friendly Switzerland change its tune on smoking laws?

This content was published on Sep 16, 2019 Switzerland is one of a handful of countries that has not ratified a major global tobacco control treaty. Is change in the air?

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Army reports delay in receiving drones for border patrol

This content was published on Sep 16, 2019 The Swiss border will be temporarily monitored by helicopters instead of drones starting at the end of 2019 due to a delivery delay.

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Police attacked at anti-abortion demonstration

This content was published on Sep 14, 2019 An anti-abortion demonstration in Zurich has been disrupted by participants in a counter-demonstration. Police officers were attacked and containers burned.

Around 30 demonstrators floated down the bright green river between the Münster and Rathaus bridges on Tuesday in protest.

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Empty homes, aid experts and university ranking

This content was published on Sep 14, 2019 Almost every article published by swissinfo.ch contains a percentage, an age, an amount of money or some other figure.

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Dual national stripped of Swiss citizenship for first time

This content was published on Sep 13, 2019 The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) has withdrawn Swiss citizenship from a dual national for the first time.

Boxes with initiative signatures, campaigner, banner against tobacco advertising

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Swiss to vote on tougher tobacco advertising ban

This content was published on Sep 12, 2019 Voters are likely to have the final say on a proposal to ban tobacco advertising targeting both minors and adults in Switzerland.

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