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Switzerland will hold referendum on requiring national bank to keep physical cash in circulation26 September 2022
In Switzerland, voters approve by referendum pension reform and reject factory farming ban
In Switzerland, two political parties will launch popular initiative for climate fund referendum
14 January 2022
The presidents of two Swiss political parties announced on Thursday they would join forces to launch a popular initiative to amend the constitution focusing on …
In Switzerland, two-thirds of voters in a referendum approve Covid certificate
29 November 2021
Swiss voters have firmly backed the law behind the country’s Covid pass in a referendum, following a tense campaign that saw unprecedented levels of hostility.
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Switzerland legalizes via referendum civil marriage and right to adopt for same-sex couples
27 September 2021
Switzerland agreed to legalise civil marriage and the right to adopt children for same-sex couples by a nearly two-thirds majority in a referendum on Sunday, ma…
In Switzerland, same-sex marriage bill will be put to referendum on September 26
31 August 2021
The Swiss broadly support allowing same-sex couples to marry, according to a poll published Friday, just weeks before a referendum on whether to legalise the pr…
In Switzerland, Covid-19 certificate law may be subject to referendum in November
9 July 2021
Opponents have handed in signatures to force another vote challenging the law underpinning many of the government’s coronavirus measures.
Less than a month ag…
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