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Solothurn voters reject minimum wage of 23 francs per hour

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Solothurn voters reject minimum wage of CHF23 per hour

This content was published on Feb 9, 2025 Employees in the Swiss canton of Solothurn will not receive a minimum wage of CHF23 ($25.30) per hour. Voters have clearly rejected a left-wing popular initiative for a minimum wage.

Young people in Lucerne still only vote at the age of 18

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Voting age in Lucerne to remain at 18

This content was published on Feb 9, 2025 Voters rejected the constitutional initiative on lowering the voting age to 16 on Sunday with 79.1% of votes against.

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February 9, 2025 vote: the result from across Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 9, 2025 The Swiss have voted: use our interactive map to explore the detailed results of Sunday’s ballots on environmental responsibility.

Nine substantive proposals will be decided in six cantons

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Nine issues to be decided in six Swiss cantons

This content was published on Feb 9, 2025 Solothurn and Basel Country will vote on minimum wage initiatives, and Lucerne is deciding on lowering the voting age to 16.

Swiss citizens on decide on Sunday on a popular initiative calling for an economy that does not violate the ecological limits of the planet.

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Switzerland votes on respecting planetary boundaries

This content was published on Feb 8, 2025 The “environmental responsibility initiative”, brought by the Young Greens, wants to make the Swiss economy respect the limits of nature. Voting ends at midday on Sunday.

FOPH turns to Bluesky against a backdrop of American censorship

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Swiss health office turns to Bluesky against backdrop of US censorship

This content was published on Feb 7, 2025 The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has joined the Bluesky social network, while US President Donald Trump works with X owner Elon Musk to censor content on official US websites.

Significantly higher expenditure than budgeted for highway reconciliation

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Much more spent on Swiss motorway vote campaigns than budgeted

This content was published on Feb 7, 2025 Opponents and supporters of motorway expansion spent over CHF10 million ($11 million) on their campaigns, around a third more than announced in November.

Too big for hangar: Federal Council jet in Payerne VD instead of Belp BE

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New Swiss government jet too big for hangar

This content was published on Feb 6, 2025 The new Federal Council jet does not fit into the existing federal hangar at Bern-Belp

The Center Party has two official candidates for the Federal Council

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Centre Party duo to vie for Swiss ministerial job

This content was published on Feb 3, 2025 Two Centre Party candidates in the running for a vacant position in the seven-seat Swiss federal government.

Towards a counter-proposal to the fireworks initiative

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Swiss parliamentary committee considers restricting fireworks

This content was published on Feb 1, 2025 A committee of Switzerland’s House of Representatives has found the people’s initiative to limit fireworks too extreme, but has suggested a counter-proposal.

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