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Fuel shortages in Switzerland: The SVP calls the 80 km/h speed limit “a drop in the bucket”—the Greens see it quite differently. 👉 Read more: Speed limit of 80 km/h on the motorway due to fuel shortage: Politicians argue about the sense and nonsense of the measure
The Zug insurance premium shock can be prevented: First, health insurance premiums dropped significantly; now a sharp increase looms. Two commissions aim to ...
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Laura Gantenbein wants to run for the Greens in the Council of States: The National Councillor from Solothurn wants to win a seat in the Council of States for ...
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Fireworks Initiative: The Power of the Lone Warrior in Swiss Politics: Roman Huber is on the verge of a rare victory at the ballot box with his fireworks ...
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The Federal Council sees little need for action in the F-35 debacle - | The Social Democrats and Greens are calling for a parliamentary inquiry and are ... Show more
F-35 debacle: Federal Council dismisses concerns - | Greens call it "outrageous" and demand criminal charges
F-35 debacle: Federal Council dismisses concerns - | Greens call it "outrageous" and demand criminal charges
Elections 2027: The SVP and Greens are now nominating their candidates for the Council of States
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“Jans must stay”: Green Party President Mazzone warns against the SVP taking over the Migration Department
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Paid articlePaywall OpinionHardplatz riot: The police must not leave the field to the rioters: The weekend's riots show: A change in mentality is needed – | especially in politics.
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After Lauber's resignation, the Social Democrats (SP) and the Greens are attacking the centrist seat – | but instead of unity ... Show more
There's a crisis among the left: The Greens' power play is perplexing to the SP in Basel-Landschaft.
There's a crisis among the left: The Greens' power play is perplexing to the SP in Basel-Landschaft.
Andreas Glarner faces a penalty order because of the fake video with Sibel Arslan
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Paid articlePaywall AfD reaches 30.5 percent, Union falls to 17.5 percent, poll shows: AfD reaches 30.5% in new poll, while CDU/CSU falls to 17.5%. The gap is 13 points ...
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Federal Council: Greens not attack Guy Parmelin's SVP seat: The right wing is overrepresented in the Federal Council, criticizes Green parliamentary group ...
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Paid articlePaywall Fallen for the Left: The CDU's biggest destroyer is the CDU itself: The article criticizes the SPD and Greens for exploratory talks with the Left Party ...
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Paid articlePaywall Lucerne woman warns: This summer must be "a wake-up call": A climate demonstration will take place in Lucerne on Friday evening. The Young Greens make it clear: ...
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Green sticker for electric cars soon to be abolished - | what owners need to know now
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Gerhard Andrey is the new Fiff President: The previous president of the Freiburg International Film Festival, Mathieu Fleury, is handing over the reins...
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Olten requests 30 km/h speed limit on Baslerstrasse: The canton has examined several cantonal roads within the city limits. Due to unclear visibility conditions ...
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Circulatory problems in the carriage: Munich's Mayor Krause leaves Oktoberfest parade early
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Trier: Green Oasis offers Indian and Italian food: Anyone who loves curry and pizza equally will find what they're looking for at the Green Oasis ...
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Greens want to green bus stops in Solothurn: The city should examine which bus shelters are suitable for green roofs. Renovations and new buildings should also ...
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Federal enforcement against AfD government: SPD, Greens and Left Party support recourse to previously unused Basic Law article
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Parlament will «Verkehr 45» nach Kritik genau prüfen: Nach scharfem Urteil der Eidgenössischen Finanzkontrolle am Ausbauplan Verkehr 2045 wächst auch die Kritik ...
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Green Party President Lisa Mazzone on climate policy and rearmament: Former Geneva State Councillor Lisa Mazzone on her enemy, Environment Minister Rösti ...
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Canton of Solothurn plans expansion of the western bypass: The road is to be made more efficient and reduce traffic congestion for 12.55 million francs ...
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St. Gallen police are imposing fewer penalties for using a mobile phone while driving
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Green intolerance: Because Green Party politician Gabi Petri voted in favor of the headscarf ban, her youth wing is now demanding her resignation
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Debate about Zurich schools 🏫 The Zurich cantonal council has paved the way for a headscarf ban in schools. Now the real debate begins: Does a ban protect ... Show more
Cola and other soft drinks are set to become more expensive: Majority of Germans support Klingbeil's sugar tax
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The Green Star: The process is called star-making. This summer, Green Party member Lisa Mazzone became a star
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Paid articlePaywall Greens reject Solothurn tax strategy: The party criticizes above all the planned flat tax and fears delays in the reform.
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Paid articlePaywall "Significantly more than just 20 liters of gasoline leaked": Cantonal expert contradicts "Shell"
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Paid articlePaywall Mazzone: | "Despite the shortage, golf courses are being irrigated with drinking water."
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The Canton of Zug is swimming in money: What to do with all the billions?: Zug in Central Switzerland records surpluses year after year. There are political ...
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The Solothurn Greens adopt a "no" stance on two proposals: At the members' meeting in Olten, the Solothurn Greens decided on their positions regarding the ...
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Langenthal: Patrick Freudiger (SVP) will be the new mayor: Too right-wing for the Greens, but the better choice for the vast majority: Patrick Freudiger (SVP) ...
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Paid articlePaywall Guest column by Christof Gasser: The ant summer, political idiocies, and a granitic
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Lisa Mazzone wants a new federal agency for climate policy. The Basel example shows: Such specialized agencies are effective – but their limitations are also ... Show more
Greens call for a State Secretariat for Climate - | but such a secretariat is faltering in Basel
Greens call for a State Secretariat for Climate - | but such a secretariat is faltering in Basel
Saxony-Anhalt: AfD at 42 percent, CDU only at 22 percent: AfD dominates Saxony-Anhalt: 42% in polls, CDU at 22%. No absolute AfD majority is apparent ...
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For too long, the Greens have pitted climate policy measures against each other – | now they seem to realize that this was a mistake. 👉 Read more: Air conditioning in Zurich: Politicians should prevent the world from getting even warmer
Canton of Lucerne: Two initiatives for renewable heating submitted: A network of cantonal climate activists has collected 4,000 signatures each ...
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Survey: Swiss reject neutrality and nutrition initiatives: The latest poll gives the neutrality initiative and the nutrition initiative poor chances.
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Aargau: SVP and FDP demand greater tax cut: The right-wing parties consider two percentage points too little. The planned tax rate of 98 percent is fiercely ...
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Lukas Reimann succeeded on his second attempt: He prevailed against the Greens - | and will take up his new office on Monday. 👉 More on this: SVP National Councillor Reimann joins the Wil City Council - | Future of his federal mandate uncertain
School starts in Zurich: Green Party school board member Balthasar Glättli on the heat
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Minister visits: Warning signs on Lake Constance are increasing: Low water levels in Lake Constance - | State Environment Minister Thekla Walker (Greens) learned ...
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Does the beech tree still have a place in the Swiss forest?: New surveys show how severely the hot summer of 2026 is affecting beech trees ...
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Germany: Almost half consider Angela Merkel suitable as Federal President: Almost 50% of Germans see Angela Merkel as a suitable Federal President ...
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The current heatwave is taking its toll on many - | and next year the federal elections will take place. The parties are also positioning themselves on the ... Show more
I should be happy about a Napf tunnel, but…: Former SBB CEO Benedikt Weibel is once again questioning the Lucerne through station and eyeing the Napf mountain ...
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Greens do not support climate initiatives in the canton of Lucerne: Two popular initiatives aim to promote renewable heating. They were initiated by a Green ...
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Paid articlePaywall The heatwave summer of 2026 is bringing climate change back to the political agenda with considerable force. What does this mean for the upcoming elections and ... Show more
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36 degrees for the start of school! And in many Basel schools, hardly anything has changed since last summer's heatwave: sweltering buildings ... Show more
"What kind of role model would I have been if I had simply remained silent?" 💬 Eight years of conversion therapy, a wave of hate ... Show more
Heatwave: Green Party woos farmers with free membership: The heatwave is raising awareness of environmental issues, and the Greens are taking advantage of this ...
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Paid articlePaywall Green golf courses, parched forests, dispute with Italy - | Switzerland is undergoing a stress test. And water could soon become much more expensive ... Show more
Record drought: "The metaphor of Europe's water tower has stood in our way"
Record drought: "The metaphor of Europe's water tower has stood in our way"
Iwan Hächler: when facts are suddenly considered propaganda: Migration, energy, housing shortage: Iwan Hächler uses official data to show how Switzerland is ...
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Key FactsIwan Hächler Faces Backlash Over Official Statistics
Aug 15, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nzz.ch
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- Hächler founded Facts 4 Future to present a previously overlooked figure from public statistics each week together with additional relevant information.
- Critics accuse him of pursuing a political agenda and being close to the SVP because of his involvement with Ecopop in 2019 and a campaign during the vote on the 10-million Switzerland initiative.
- The Social Democratic Party and the Greens make further dialogue conditional on full financial transparency, while Hächler cites donor protection and says he receives no salary.
- The platform has published 73 Facts so far, with Hächler saying all figures come from the Federal Statistical Office, which confirmed that the figures, sources and text in one 2025 example were reproduced correctly.
Is it forbidden to talk to the right? To speak at an SVP event? In a democracy, one must be able to speak to everyone. Where is this going to lead?— Iwan Hächler, context: discussing the right to engage across political lines and the importance of open dialogue in a democracy
Schools should be better equipped against heat: Solothurn National Councillor calls for binding standards for heat protection and support for financially weak ...
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Paid articlePaywall Fight against AfD government: Greens and Left Party increase their campaign budgets to record levels
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"There is no excuse for this": UN High Commissioner for Heatwave Deaths: UN High Commissioner for Heatwave Criticizes Switzerland for Insufficient Protection ...
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30 km/h debate in Zurich: Federal government tightens requirements: The federal government wants to prevent cars from diverting into residential areas. However ...
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Fireworks on August 1st: Giezendanner and Kälin argue: Water scarcity and fireworks are causing controversial discussions. Different political viewpoints clash ...
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Controversy over 30 km/h speed limit: Now the people and the judiciary decide: In the canton of St. Gallen, a referendum on restricting the 30 km/h speed limit ...
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Paid articlePaywallAir conditioning for everyone: Politicians react to the heatwave summer: Politics between activism and restraint: Some are satisfied with air conditioning ...
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Drought in the canton of Solothurn is taking its toll on the forests: In the Jura region, the forests are already showing autumnal colors, even though it's ...
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Paid articlePaywall Irène Kälin speaks about climate protection in Rupperswil: Die Grünen-Nationalrätin redete an der 1.-August-Feier in Rupperswil über Heimat und den Klimawandel ...
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Brown instead of green: The drought shapes the Basel region: Brown instead of green meadows: Around Diegten in the Basel region, the consequences of the ongoing ...
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St. Gallen controversy over 30 km/h speed limit: Now the people and the judiciary decide
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Paid articlePaywall Lisa Mazzone: Green Party President criticizes Albert Rösti: The Green Party leader says the Environment Minister is "unable or unwilling" to protect people from ...
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Paid articlePaywall After break-in at gun shop: SVP Solothurn demands better border protection: After a break-in at a gun shop in Solothurn by a suspected French perpetrator ...
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The city council withdraws its proposal: All demonstrations still require a permit. AL, Greens, and SP refuse to accept this. 👉 More on this: Zurich overturns notification procedure for small demonstrations - | Left-wingers continue to fight
Harald Friedl of the Green Party demands: Cars should disappear from Basel's streets on hot days - | and public transport should be free ... Show more
Green Party member of the Grand Council wants to eliminate parking spaces in Basel and restrict traffic
Green Party member of the Grand Council wants to eliminate parking spaces in Basel and restrict traffic
The Green Party leader launches a frontal attack on Environment Minister Rösti. But her demand is met with rejection even from allies. 👉 Read more: Lisa Mazzone demands Rösti's resignation - | but even the Social Democrats and Green Liberals abandon her
Now even Brussels is too strict: Beat Jans' migration office is relaxing an EU asylum rule - | with the involvement of the SP and the Greens
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Paid articlePaywall Greens in Zurich call for a 30 km/h speed limit to reduce traffic accidents: The Greens blame drivers for tragic traffic accidents. However, accident statistics ...
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Young climate activist wants to found the Green Party in Appenzell: From autumn onwards, there should once again be a Green voice at the cantonal level in ...
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Paid articlePaywall How political Switzerland became a continuous infomercial: The Greens and the FDP are launching new campaigns. The national elections aren't for another year ...
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Climate change: The Swiss Greens launch a heat campaign: With a new campaign, the Greens are warning about the heat, just as the federal government once warned ...
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Boowald: Greens want answers on noise protection against speeding: An interpellation demands information on measures against road noise. The focus is on ...
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