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27 Feb 2026 Switzerland will hold referendum to ratify status of cash in its constitution
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1 Dec 2025 In Switzerland, constitutional referendum on mandatory military service for women fails
Flag of Nepal (photo credit: GDJ via pixabay)
4 Sep 2025 Op-ed: Lessons from Switzerland could help Nepal's journey with federalism
Flag of Switzerland (photo credit: jorono via pixabay)
27 Feb 2026 Switzerland will hold referendum to ratify status of cash in its constitution
Flag of Switzerland (photo credit: stux via pixabay)
1 Dec 2025 In Switzerland, constitutional referendum on mandatory military service for women fails
Flag of Nepal (photo credit: GDJ via pixabay)
4 Sep 2025 Op-ed: Lessons from Switzerland could help Nepal's journey with federalism
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Voices from the field

Signature collection for the two popular initiatives (photo credit: pelz-initiative.ch)
5 Jul 2024 Constitutionalising Animal Welfare in Switzerland – Two Initiatives, Two Dynamics, Two Outcomes?
Photo credit: Alin Andersen via unsplash
22 Dec 2021 In the World of Constitution Building in 2021
People in a Zurich district election office count ballots on March 7, 2021 (photo credit: REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann)
28 Mar 2021 When direct democracy trumps human rights: Unveiling the Swiss “Burqa Ban”
Signature collection for the two popular initiatives (photo credit: pelz-initiative.ch)
5 Jul 2024 Constitutionalising Animal Welfare in Switzerland – Two Initiatives, Two Dynamics, Two Outcomes?
Photo credit: Alin Andersen via unsplash
22 Dec 2021 In the World of Constitution Building in 2021
People in a Zurich district election office count ballots on March 7, 2021 (photo credit: REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann)
28 Mar 2021 When direct democracy trumps human rights: Unveiling the Swiss “Burqa Ban”
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