More More Incumbents reign, Greens emerge empty-handed in latest Senate race This content was published on Nov 17, 2019 Nov 17, 2019 Incumbents kept their seats in the Senate races in most cantons on Sunday. The Greens came up short.
More More ‘The anger of the Swiss Abroad has to be taken seriously’ This content was published on Oct 23, 2019 Oct 23, 2019 No e-vote option, no successful candidate, a lower turnout rate – the recent parliamentary elections were not a success for expat Swiss.
More More How global warming and young voters swung the Swiss elections This content was published on Oct 22, 2019 Oct 22, 2019 Young, highly-qualified voters in urban regions are behind the spectacular surge of Green parties in Sunday’s elections to the Swiss parliament.
More More Our most-detailed post-election visual analysis ever This content was published on Oct 21, 2019 Oct 21, 2019 Everything you need to know about the results of the Swiss parliamentary elections 2019. Explore results by party, region and historical trends.
More More A ‘true centrist’ deeply rooted in her region This content was published on Jan 2, 2020 Jan 2, 2020 Marianne Maret is the first woman to represent canton Valais – traditionally a conservative region - in the Swiss Senate.
What’s the point of a parliament in a direct democracy? This content was published on Dec 9, 2019 Dec 9, 2019 Under direct democracy, where the people have the last word on almost all issues, what does parliament do?
More More New Swiss Senate is complete This content was published on Nov 24, 2019 Nov 24, 2019 The last three cantons have filled the remaining four seats in the Swiss Senate, following run-off elections.
More More Zurich public prosecutor opens investigation into possible racism behind campaign video This content was published on Nov 17, 2019 Nov 17, 2019 An election campaign video pulled by YouTube for violating its hate speech policy has become the subject of an investigation in Zurich.
More More ‘The anger of the Swiss Abroad has to be taken seriously’ This content was published on Oct 23, 2019 Oct 23, 2019 No e-vote option, no successful candidate, a lower turnout rate – the recent parliamentary elections were not a success for expat Swiss.
More More How global warming and young voters swung the Swiss elections This content was published on Oct 22, 2019 Oct 22, 2019 Young, highly-qualified voters in urban regions are behind the spectacular surge of Green parties in Sunday’s elections to the Swiss parliament.
More More Swiss abroad voted differently – but many could not This content was published on Oct 21, 2019 Oct 21, 2019 Swiss citizens abroad had the right to take part in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, but many could not. Their frustration is palpable.
More More The lessons to be learned from Switzerland’s election upset This content was published on Nov 25, 2019 Nov 25, 2019 Time for a closer look at the future course of Swiss politics following the definitive make-up of the new parliament.
More More When the world is in a fever, stable Switzerland feels it too This content was published on Nov 10, 2019 Nov 10, 2019 Not much has been written so far about the historical significance of the recent Swiss elections. Yet a look back in history can help us.
More More The Green wave, women lawmakers, and new majority-makers This content was published on Oct 15, 2019 Oct 15, 2019 Senior political analyst Claude Longchamp looks beyond the October 20 parliamentary elections and analyses the most probable party constellations.
