Sonia Fenazzi

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The generational digital divide climbs to age 80

This content was published on Dec 2, 2020 Internet use among pensioners in Switzerland has almost doubled over the past decade and allowed many to stay in touch during the pandemic.

‘You have to make a big organizational effort’

This content was published on Aug 9, 2020 With a Masters degree in entrepreneurship, Claudine Esseiva from Switzerland has over a decade of management experience at the age of 42.

Traditional working model hampers Swiss women’s careers

This content was published on Aug 9, 2020 The common model of women taking over childcare and men working full-time makes it harder for Swiss mothers to climb up the career ladder.

Swiss Post set to relaunch its e-voting system

This content was published on Jun 9, 2020 The controversial issue of e-voting is back: Swiss Post, which had halted the development of a project in July 2019, now plans a platform ready for testing by 2021.

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The environment is her priority, social issues too

This content was published on Jan 26, 2020 Greta Gysin is the first Green parliamentarian from Ticino to be elected to the House of Representatives.

Do the Swiss need at least 10% social housing?

This content was published on Jan 7, 2020 Voters are divided over a proposal to promote housing owned by non-profit groups, and whether it helps curb speculation.

Rich, stable Switzerland to face some moral dilemmas

This content was published on Jan 1, 2020 Switzerland will fare well in 2020: But so much wealth brings questions about responsibility and transparency.

A pluralistic government built on consensus

This content was published on Dec 10, 2019 A look at the issues affecting Switzerland's multi-party government, which will be elected for a four-year term on Wednesday.

Switzerland’s militia system – a tradition under threat

This content was published on Nov 17, 2019 The Swiss militia system is one of the cornerstones of participatory democracy in Switzerland. But what’s behind this concept?

What do Swiss political parties stand for?

This content was published on Oct 18, 2019 Right, left, centre...that's how political parties are usually described. But where do they stand on the main themes dominating Swiss politics?

Swiss town tests citizen panel to help voters analyse information

This content was published on Aug 14, 2019 The municipality of Sion in Switzerland is planning a participative democracy experiment first tried out in the US state of Oregon.

A scale showing how much men and women earn on average

Minding the gap between the sexes in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 14, 2019 Equal rights may be enshrined in the constitution, but from the workplace to the home, inequality between men and women persists.

How the Swiss show their ‘great love of shooting’

This content was published on May 8, 2019 Sport shooting has long history and is popular in Switzerland, as a visit to two shooting clubs in Geneva shows.

Civilian with an assault rifle outside a shooting range

Swiss gun tradition in the crossfire

This content was published on Mar 28, 2019 Emotions are running high ahead of a nationwide vote on reforming Swiss gun law. The outcome of the referendum will affect ties with the EU.

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Initiative launched to cap health insurance premiums

This content was published on Feb 26, 2019 A people’s initiative wants health insurance premiums to not exceed 10% of income with the balance paid for by the state.

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Swiss to vote on enshrining cycling in the constitution

This content was published on Aug 14, 2018 Promote bike transport and build suitable infrastructure: this is the objective of a proposal to enshrine cycle paths in the Swiss constitution.

Lucrative gambling business comes under public scrutiny

This content was published on Apr 24, 2018 The stakes are high as Swiss voters contemplate a new gambling law, including a ban on using the websites of foreign casinos.

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Swiss direct democracy follows in Oregon’s footsteps

This content was published on Mar 28, 2018 How do you make Switzerland even more democratic? By involving randomly chosen citizens in the deliberation process ahead of popular votes.

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Survey: foreign names can be an electoral handicap

This content was published on Mar 22, 2018 The Swiss free-list electoral system discriminates against foreign entrants with non-Swiss sounding names, a study has found.

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Vote upsets boost drive for greater political transparency

This content was published on Mar 10, 2018 On March 4, 68.5% of voters in the western canton of Fribourg approved an initiative by the youth chapter of the Social Democratic Party calling for greater financial transparency by parties. In canton Schwyz, a traditionally conservative region in central Switzerland, voters backed a similar initiative proposed by the small and high-profile leftwing Young Socialists.…