Questions tagged [switzerland]
Questions related to the government or politics regarding the Swiss Confederation.
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Are there fewer street protests in Switzerland than in other democratic countries?
Street protests are a wasteful activity: people walk on the streets for hours, wasting their own time, as well as the time of cops and drivers. They do this in order to have the government change its ...
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Why is home ownership so low in Switzerland?
According to Wiki and OECD data, only 42% of Swiss people own their home. This indicator is the lowest in Europe and the third lowest in the World. But why is this the case? Switzerland is one of the ...
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Why is the Swiss Political Model not Replicated / Proposed Elsewhere?
Switzerland is generally recognized as a quite functional and prosperous society. It also features a political model with quite unique features:
All significant parties participate in the executive ...
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What is special in the relations between Bhutan and Switzerland?
The requirements to get a Bhutan visa include
(...) nationals of Switzerland and Thailand who hold diplomatic or government-official passports, are also eligible for a visa on arrival at their port ...
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Comparative study of party discipline in democratic countries
I am looking for a study comparing the strength of party discipline in all democratic countries. Ideally, I would like to see a list of all democratic countries, sorted by the strength of party ...
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Why didn't Silicon Valley Bank ask for a loan from the Fed as the lender of last resort?
Why didn't Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) ask for a loan from the Federal Reserve as the lender of last resort?
Why did they, in order to give customers cash for withdrawals from deposit accounts, sell ...
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(When) did Switzerland tighten its neutrality law provisions regarding armaments and ammo post WW2?
According to RFERL and Swissinfo Ukraine is facing a shortage of 35mm gun ammo for the Gepards donated by Germany because said ammo is apparently manufactured in Switzerland. It looks like the Swiss ...
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How does legislative oversight work in Switzerland when there is technically no "opposition" in parliament?
The Swiss parliament (formally called "Federal Assembly") is a bicameral legislature with a multi-party system.
Like other European countries, the parliament elects the ministers who sit in ...
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What is the Austrian/Swiss rationale for maintaining weapons supply neutrality amidst Russian invasion?
Austria and Switzerland are neutral which mean (as far as I understand) that they don't supply any military or double-target anything to the fighting countries, don't treat the wounded soldiers, etc.
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Why did Switzerland de facto abandon their neutrality?
Switzerland has imposed sanctions on Russia due to the conflict in Ukraine
"Swiss set to match EU sanctions if China invades Taiwan — agency chief"
These cases look like Switzerland de ...
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How to prevent a "referendum spam"?
In Switzerland, whenever a bill is accepted by the parliament, if 50,000 citizens sign a petition against it in a 18 months period, there is a referendum and the bill can be canceled.
Suppose another ...
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What countries have several heads of state with equal power?
I have learned from this video that Switzerland does not have a single head-of-state - it is managed cooperatively by seven ministers with equal powers (the "president" serves only ...
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Have there been any consequences so far for Switzerland rejecting the framework treaty with the EU?
In a New Statesman article on the Swiss government's abandonment of a [further] EU framework treaty with the EU, some possible negative consequences are mentioned:
even if the collapse of this ...
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Why is Switzerland holding such a large foreign exchange reserve?
According to Wikipedia's List of countries by foreign-exchange reserves:
Why is Switzerland holding such a large foreign exchange reserve? Asian countries decided to maintain a large foreign exchange ...
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Has the Swiss Federal Council recommended differently than the Parliament in any popular votes?
In Switzerland (at least in recent times), the Federal Council issues explanatory booklets for matters subject to popular votes (e.g. constitutional amendments and initiatives, referendums against ...
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