All posts tagged elections
33 days. That’s how long it took for Michele Bachmann to become Swiss, via her husband.
Swiss elections: what happens next?
Now that the last seat in the National Council has been filled (see below), attention switches to the Council of States.
Swiss election results: xenophobia 0 commonsense 1
Swiss politics became the ultimate soufflé yesterday: full of hot air and with the middle rising nicely.
Quick guide to the Swiss elections
On Sunday Switzerland votes for a new parliament. But Swiss elections aren’t like most others.
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The Swiss election campaign is underway
September 23, 2011, No commentsElection posters went up today all over Bern, and no doubt elsewhere across Switzerland.
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Beauty vs the beast in Bern
March 2, 2011, 7 CommentsThis Sunday there’s a by-election in Canton Bern that wouldn’t normally get too much coverage, even in a country that lives, eats and breathes politics. It’s the second round of ...
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All you need to know about Switzerland: elections
March 21, 2010, 2 CommentsPublic spaces and squares all across Bern are currently hosting a new form of street furniture: large metal stands, each shaped like a capital A and plastered with posters. That ...
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Swiss election results: xenophobia 0 commonsense 1
October 24, 2011, 31 Comments -
Dead famous in Switzerland
September 15, 2010, 26 Comments -
Meet Homo helveticus
October 3, 2011, 25 Comments -
A beginner’s guide to Swissness
June 4, 2010, 25 Comments -
A writer’s dream: giving up the day job
May 13, 2011, 24 Comments
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Switzerland at Eurovision
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When is a car not a car?
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A tale of two citizenships
May 9, 2012, 20 Comments -
It’s rubbish in Switzerland!
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Flying Doctors of Switzerland
April 27, 2012, 1 Comment
