The Swiss boat is full
February 10, 2014, 38 Comments
Einstein, Nestlé, Hayek, Maggi. None of them was born Swiss. Even Switzerland’s newest Olympic gold medallist, Dario Cologna, was initially Italian
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A tale of two citizenships
May 9, 2012, 16 Comments
33 days. That’s how long it took for Michele Bachmann to become Swiss, via her husband.
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Habemus Bundesrat! A new Swiss government.
December 15, 2011, 1 Comment
In Britain we say that the first sign of old age is the policemen start to look young. In Switzerland I’m sure...
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Electing a new Swiss government
December 13, 2011, No comments
Tomorrow is election day in Switzerland. Again. But this one is special because it will produce a new government (finally).
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Swiss elections: the final stage
December 4, 2011, 2 Comments
Switzerland swings to the left! Now that the last results of the Swiss parliamentary elections are in the final picture is clear...
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Swiss elections: what happens next?
October 27, 2011, 3 Comments
Now that the last seat in the National Council has been filled (see below), attention switches to the Council of States.
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Swiss election results: xenophobia 0 commonsense 1
October 24, 2011, 19 Comments
Swiss politics became the ultimate soufflé yesterday: full of hot air and with the middle rising nicely.
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The Swiss election campaign is underway
September 23, 2011, No comments
Election posters went up today all over Bern, and no doubt elsewhere across Switzerland.
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March 6, 2011, No comments
Three weeks ago he had a clear lead. Today that was cut to just a few thousand but it was still enough...
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March 2, 2011, 3 Comments
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...
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