Elections in Switzerland

John Roughan: Decisions better from elected heads

Smackers, whackers, violence victims, life-means-lifers - just about everybody who has initiated a referendum in this country may be in Queen St today to march behind a banner called "democracy".It belongs to an Auckland...

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The "Trivial" Conflict

A Businessman and prominent columnist. The superiority of the Swiss work ethic reflects the character of this country, and the Swiss qualities of accuracy, commitment, and devotion has resulted in Switzerland amazing the world...

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Poll: Majority says 'no' to minaret ban, but trend is 'yes'

World Radio Switzerland 19 November 2009 Party presidents and government leaders have been multiplying their final appeals for a "no” vote later this month on the initiative to ban minarets. A new Swiss broadcasting poll shows...

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More Swiss against minarets, says poll

The majority of Swiss are not in favour of building minarets on new mosques, according to a new opinion poll published on Thursday. The Lausanne-based MIS Trend market research institute said 46 per cent of people questioned...

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European Race Bulletin - Issue no 69

The Autumn 2009 issue of the comprises a detailed article on 'Foreign nationals, enemy penology and the criminal justice system' plus reports on the recent elections and the Swiss referendum on minarets.

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Swiss papers watch the wall come down

The heady days of November 1989 brought East and West Berliners together (Keystone) History was written on November 9, 1989: the Berlin Wall was opened and tens of thousands of East Germans flooded into the western sector of...

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Swiss Muslims open up mosques ahead of minaret vote

Muslims in Switzerland have held open days in mosques across the country ahead of a controversial vote on whether to ban the construction of minarets. The poll was called by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, who argue that a...

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Swiss Referendum Stirs a Debate About Islam

Wall Street Journal 5 November 2009 By DEBORAH BALL and ANITA GREIL ZURICH. An emotional debate over the role of Islam in Switzerland is heating up as a referendum approaches that would ban the construction of minarets on...

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Religions unite against far right's call to ban minarets

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 4:03 PM EST Who's leading the conversation? This visualization below allows you to see the impact that each user has on the current conversation. The top row contains the group of...

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Swiss minaret answers "reassure" Muslim bloc

The OIC hopes the minaret initiative will not stigmatise Muslim communities in Switzerland (Daniel Winkler) Swiss government clarifications about the minaret initiative have put the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) at...

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