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There is not much to be said about the Swiss politics. After all Switzerland is a place where direct democracy is implemented most often. Maybe because people are deciding the state problems by themselves our referendums are successful and unsurprising. In search for really good political topics we search the news from our neighbors – near and far.

French Senate approves raising retirement age from 62 to 64

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
9 Mar 2023

The French Senate on Wednesday approved the increase in the legal retirement age, from 62 to 64 years. It is the most important and controversial part of the pension reform that the French government has set its sights on. After fierce opposition from the Left parties, the article was approved by 201 votes to 115. The right-wing parties have a …


Elly Schlein will try to reclaim left electorate

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
28 Feb 2023

The center-left Democratic Party (PD) of the Italian opposition has chosen Elly Schlein, a 37-year-old American and Italian citizen who grew up in Switzerland, as its new leader to rebuild the group after last year’s failed elections. Despite her lag in the polls, Schlein defeated veteran Stefano Bonaccini in a vote among PD supporters on Sunday by about 54% to …


Referendum to protect cash payments to be held in Switzerland

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
7 Feb 2023

Swiss citizens will have a chance to try to ensure their economy never goes cashless, a pressure group said, after collecting enough signatures on Monday to trigger a popular vote on the issue. The FBS (Free Switzerland Movement) says that cash plays an increasingly smaller role in many economies, as electronic payments become the standard for transactions in increasingly digitized …


Polish dream shattered to pieces: Poland will not get free money forever

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
5 Jan 2023

The German government rejected the Polish request for negotiations on reparations resulting from the Second World War. This was announced by the Polish Foreign Ministry. According to the German government, the track of reparations and reparations for the damage caused by the war has been closed, it says in a communiqué of the ministry. “Germany has no intention of starting …


Demonstrations in Lausanne to commemorate ‘the Paris massacre’

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
31 Dec 2022

In the city of Lausanne, many people took to the streets to commemorate the Paris massacre. At the opening meeting, candles were lit in memory of the murdered. Hatice Kandal said on behalf of the Lajîn women’s Council: “the Kurdish people know this genocidal policy very well. We demand accountability for the 2013 massacre and also for the December 23 …


Putin and Xi to hold talks later this month

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
13 Dec 2022

Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will hold talks at the end of this month. Among other things, the agenda of the talks would include an evaluation of the events of the past year, including the war in Ukraine and the tensions around Taiwan. Since the West has turned away from Russia because of the invasion of …


Alain Berset elected as 97th President of the Swiss Confederation

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
8 Dec 2022

Alain Berset succeeds Ignazio Cassis as president of Switzerland. The 50-year-old Berset was already vice president this year and was elected by parliament on Wednesday. The president of the Swiss Confederation or federal president is in Switzerland the representative of the Federal Council, the Federal Government of the country, for a term of office of one year, which runs each …


World’s longest-serving president wants to stay in office even longer

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
21 Nov 2022

The longest-serving president in the world, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, is aiming for another term as president today. Obiang has been the boss in the Central African country for 43 years and is expected to be re-elected today. On paper, it is a normal ballot, with opposition parties and opposition candidates. But fourteen opposition parties have made …


Trump officially confirms his presidential ambitions

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
17 Nov 2022

Donald Trump wants to become president of the United States again. He officially stood for election on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, according to released documents. Trump is the first Republican to formally announce that he wants to be nominated as a candidate for the 2024 presidential election. Trump gave a speech Tuesday night (local time) at his Mar-a-Lago …


Germany is getting worse on climate initiatives: NewClimate Institute data

By Dorian Vogt
in :  Politics
15 Nov 2022

Germany is performing less and less well in terms of climate. The country dropped from 13th to 16th place on the climate index of the NewClimate Institute, which was presented this week at climate summit COP27. It’s not all as hard as it sometimes seems. To compile the climate index, the NewClimate Institute looked at four categories: the trend in …


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