All you need to know about Switzerland: elections
Public 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 can mean only one thing...
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Beauty vs the beast in Bern
This 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 voting for Bern’s...
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The Swiss election campaign is underway
Election posters went up today all over Bern, and no doubt elsewhere across Switzerland. It’s one month exactly until the Swiss general election on Sunday 23 October, when Switzerland’s five million...
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Quick guide to the Swiss elections
On Sunday Switzerland votes for a new parliament. But Swiss elections aren’t like most others. It’s not a case of sitting up until 4am watching the results, waiting for a party to pass the finish line....
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Swiss election results: xenophobia 0 commonsense 1
Swiss politics became the ultimate soufflé yesterday: full of hot air and with the middle rising nicely. Left and right lost votes and seats, while the two new parties in the centre broke through in...
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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. Officially it’s called the Ständerat in German, but in dialect it’s usually...
View ArticleA tale of two citizenships
33 days. That’s how long it took for Michele Bachmann to become Swiss, via her husband. The American politician now has dual nationality but didn’t have to go through any of the enormous hurdles that...
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Election time in the city of Bern
Smaller than in America, fairer than in China: elections are being held in Bern on Sunday. Voters must choose a new city parliament and government, but it’s not as simple as putting an X beside a name....
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