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Centre Party’s Franziska Biner elected to Valais government

State Council: Franziska Biner elected in the first round

This content was published on Mar 3, 2025 Voters in canton Valais in southern Switzerland elected Franziska Biner to the cantonal government in the first round of voting, beating off more established politicians.

Measures against forged signatures appear to be having an effect

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Measures against Swiss ‘signatures scam’ appear to have an effect

This content was published on Mar 2, 2025 The measures taken to prevent forged signatures being used for people's initiatives in Switzerland appear to be having an impact.

SP leadership opposes free trade agreement with the USA

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Swiss political party opposes free trade deal with US

This content was published on Mar 2, 2025 Leaders of the left-wing Social Democratic Party in Switzerland say they are against the idea of a free trade agreement with the United States.

These changes will come into force in Switzerland on March 1

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The legal changes that come into force in Switzerland on March 1

This content was published on Mar 1, 2025 On March 1, a number of legal changes come into force relating to self-driving cars, increased imports of grain and lower electricity usage costs. Here is an overview.

Human rights lawyer not naturalized for political reasons

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Algerian lawyer denied Swiss citizenship for political reasons

This content was published on Feb 28, 2025 The Algerian lawyer and human rights activist Rachid Mesli will not be naturalised in Switzerland.

Swiss environmental associations dissatisfied with species protection funding

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Swiss organisations unhappy with species protection funding

This content was published on Feb 28, 2025 Swiss environmental organisations consider the financing plan adopted at the World Conference on Nature in Rome to be inadequate.

Around a thousand WK soldiers receive marching orders to Austria

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A thousand Swiss soldiers will head to Austria for military exercises

This content was published on Feb 27, 2025 They will join their Austrian and German counterparts at the Allentsteig military training area in April.

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Swiss men and women increasingly at odds politically

This content was published on Feb 27, 2025 In Switzerland, as in many other countries, women and men often don’t see eye to eye when it comes to political issues. Why?

Federal Council wants to upgrade the army with a 1.7 billion franc package

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Swiss army to invest in military equipment and decommission Patrouille Suisse jets

This content was published on Feb 26, 2025 The Swiss army is set to spend CHF1.5 billion on new armaments. The 2025 Armed Forces Dispatch also plans to decommission the current Patrouille Suisse.

Indiscretions: DDPS files criminal complaint

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Swiss defence ministry files criminal complaint over resignation leaks

This content was published on Feb 26, 2025 The Swiss defence ministry has filed a criminal complaint after leaks about the resignations of the army and intelligence chiefs.

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