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December 15, 2011, 1 Comment

In Britain we say that the first sign of old age is the policemen start to look young. In Switzerland I’m sure the same goes for the Bundesrat.

December 13, 2011, 1 Comment

Tomorrow is election day in Switzerland. Again. But this one is special because it will produce a new government (finally).

December 4, 2011, 3 Comments

Switzerland swings to the left! Now that the last results of the Swiss parliamentary elections are in the final picture is clear – and it’ ...

September 30, 2010, 11 Comments

Earthquakes don’t happen very often in Swiss politics, which has a reputation for being rather boring – in Switzerland as much as in the ...

Tears of outgoing Bundesrat minister Merz
September 20, 2010, 11 Comments
With only two days to go before his successor is elected by the Swiss parliament, outgoing Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz was today reduced to tears.

All you need to know about Switzerland: government
July 10, 2010, 9 Comments
The Swiss TV news last night spent 15 minutes reporting and analysing the resignation of Moritz Leuenberger, the transport minister. True, he has been in the government for 15 years, ...

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