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• Sep 19, 2011: Switzerland: Expats voice hopes and fears ahead of elections, Swissinfo (2011) The article discusses the concerns of the Swiss expatriate citizens who will be voting in their home country’s next elections. Immigration, EU relations and the economic crisis are the central issues that can influence people’s voting orientation.
• May 16, 2011: Switzerland: Zurich votes to keep assisted suicide, BBC (2011) Citizens of Zurich recently held a referendum on whether to alter existing laws pertaining to "assisted suicide." An overwhelming majority of voters were in favor of keeping the laws as they are now, where passive assistance to someone looking to choose to end their own life is legally permissible. Despite a growing number of foreigners coming to take advantage of this law, the vote shows that the Swiss believe in an individual's right to decide the timing and method of their death.
• Feb 16, 2011: Swiss move ahead with e-voting, Swissinfo (2011) The article discusses the increasing interest in e-voting in Switzerland. In the last referendum on tightening gun laws more than 25,000 Swiss cast their vote over the internet. Several cantons have also expressed an interest in providing e-voting facilities during federal elections in October 2011.
• Feb 11, 2011: Referendum Could Change Swiss Gun Culture, Der Spiegel (2011) The article discusses the possible impacts of referendum taking place on Sunday 13 February in Switzerland. The question is about ending a tradition of sending military-issue rifles home with reserve soldiers. Contrary to European Union countries, every third Swiss households owns a gun.
• Mar 08, 2010: Switzerland rejects move to provide lawyers for animals, BBC (2010) Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to introduce a nationwide system of state-funded lawyers to represent animals in court.
• Nov 30, 2009: Swiss voters back ban on minarets, BBC News (2009) In the most recent referendum, more than 57% of Swiss voters supported the proposal backed by the Swiss People's Party to ban the construction of minarets.
• Nov 27, 2009: Swiss to vote on mosque minarets ban, The Guardian (2009) A controversial referendum is taking place in Switzerland on November 29, in which the Swiss are to decide whether to ban minarets on mosques. Even though the opinion polls indicate that the anti-minaret campaign will lose, at least a third of voters is expected to support the ban.
• Oct 22, 2007: Switzerland: Rightwing posts record results in elections, swissinfo (2007)
• Oct 12, 2007: Switzerland: Appeals launched in wake of pre-election riots, swissinfo (2007) Extremists attacked a pre-election rally organised by the right-wing Swiss People's Party.
• Oct 12, 2007: Switzerland: Gains forecast for rightwing and Greens, swissinfo (2007) An article about the upcoming federal elections in Switzerland