Lessons I’ve learned from a Swiss election
October 23, 2011, 7 Comments
It’s decision day for the Swiss but only because today is the day when the votes are counted.
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Quick guide to the Swiss elections
October 18, 2011, 20 Comments
On Sunday Switzerland votes for a new parliament. But Swiss elections aren’t like most others.
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Landsgemeinde: direct democracy in action
April 25, 2011, 1 Comment
Next Sunday, 1 May, anyone in Switzerland can witness a very Swiss institution. Actually, this year you have two chances
LEARN MORE ›A week in Swiss politics
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...
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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...
LEARN MORE ›Swiss Watching trivia, No 20: Parliament
August 20, 2010, 1 Comment
Switzerland may be 719 years old but its parliament only dates back to the Federal Constitution of 1848; the building itself (in Bern)...
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