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Maja Riniker, by-election for the Aargau government council 2026: This is how your municipality voted
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Outgoing Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin (SVP) tops the popularity ranking in the SRG election barometer. This is the first time he has ever led the ranking ... Show more
Election posters destroyed: Man from Muri pays 3900 francs: A young man deliberately slashed bourgeois posters in February - | an SVP member filmed him doing it ...
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Damian Müller: FDP nominates him for the Council of States elections: The 41-year-old will run for another term.
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SRG election barometer: SVP almost at 30 percent: The SVP is on a record course, the SP is doing better than it has since 2007. This is shown by a Sotomo survey ...
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Maja Riniker: "I will have to manage my time even more carefully": The election winner explains how she assesses the result and when the departmental assignments ...
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Parmelin's successor: FDP leader Susanne Vincenz-Stauffacher demands a woman from French-speaking Switzerland. Justifiably?
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Hanspeter Schläfli to resign from Oftringen municipal council in 2027: The FDP politician will relinquish his office at the end of February 2027 ...
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OSCE Chairman-in-Office does not answer NEWS.am's question about Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan (VIDEO)
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Geneva is the first canton in Switzerland to introduce free contraception for all. According to preliminary results, voters approved the corresponding ... Show more
Jean-Luc Addor is calling for stricter rules regarding deportations. The SVP (Swiss People's Party), FDP (Liberal Party) ... Show more
Proposal sparks old debate on dealing with foreign criminals
Proposal sparks old debate on dealing with foreign criminals
SVP National Councillor Esther Friedli is not running for the Federal Council: The St. Gallen SVP National Councillor is not running for the Federal Council ...
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Martullo-Blocher and the EU package on SRF's "Arena": The SVP vice president sharply questioned the EU package on the program. Supporters responded by ...
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OpinionEU debate: Valais FDP National Councillor Philippe Nantermod insults centrist Councillor of States Beat Rieder as an anti-democrat because the latter ...
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13th AHV pension: Health Minister Baume-Schneider warns against a "no" vote: At the end of November, voters will decide whether the additional expenditure for ...
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Aargau cantonal government election: Three outsiders are running: Loredana Nigro, Theres Schöni, and Stephan Zurfluh appeared as challengers to Maja Riniker on ...
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Aargau high school student demands: Free lunch for all students: Arangan Akilan, a high school student from Kölliken, is demanding free lunch for all students in ...
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The uprising of the Eurosceptics: How opponents of the Bilateral Agreements III are trying to raise the hurdles for a "yes" vote.
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Federal government: Parliament bans severance payments for top executives: Parliament wants to ban severance payments for top federal executives ...
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Switzerland Rejects Neutrality Initiative and Stands by Sanctions Against Russia: Jubilation among the ruling parties: Switzerland has rejected the “Neutrality ...
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Council of States approves new EU package, but criticism comes not only from the SVP
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FDP demands improvements on Lucerne's Bahnhofstrasse: The party criticizes conflicts between pedestrian and bicycle traffic. It wants the city council to ...
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Oktoberfest 2026 Munich: Young Leftists Provoke with Anti-Israel Slogans - | FDP City Councilor Slapped
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The FDP is fighting against the planned VAT increase – | and warns of billions in damages to the economy and households. 👉 More information: Fight against VAT increase: FDP warns of 3.6 billion francs in lost growth
UBS regulation: Karin Keller-Sutter and the powerful men: She had Switzerland's largest bank against her and the country's most self-confident ...
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High-tech zone Würenlingen: Thierry Burkart takes over as president: After the rejection at the ballot box, the major project is being restructured ...
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Grisons in Bern: Giacometti leaves early - | and now it's clear who will succeed her
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Paid articlePaywall Dispute over the majority of cantons: These members of the Council of States are crucial now
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Lauterbach city bus to be discontinued - | without a single passenger count: The CDU and FDP voted in the main committee to end the city bus service in December ...
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Anti-neutrality shot: The Foreign Department wants to "immunize" the people against the neutrality initiative, as internal documents show.
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Cassis: Swiss want to get Ukraine peace talks back on track: “We want to play our part in getting the peace talks back on track,” said Foreign Minister Ignazio ...
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F-35: SVP und FDP wollen doch 36 Stück kaufen – trotz 1 Mia. Mehrkosten: Vertreter von SVP und FDP weibeln aktuell im Parlament dafür, den Zusatzkredit für die ...
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Aargau examines solutions for backlog in vehicle inspections: Checks in Aargau massively delayed: Stefan Huwyler demands a review of the future of the road ...
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Paid articlePaywall UBS Banking Regulation: The SP Threatens a Referendum: If Parliament weakens the Federal Council's UBS proposal even slightly, the SP intends to launch a ...
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Paid articlePaywall Is Parliament now doing what UBS wants?: How years of UBS lobbying prevented stricter rules despite the CS collapse.
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In every fifth city apartment inspected, tenants earn too much - | FDP, SVP and Mitte want to change that. 👉 More information: Overearners in city apartments: Middle-class politicians want to link rent to income
Federal Council wants to abolish the marital status "divorced": The marital status "divorced" will no longer exist in the future. The Federal Council supports a ...
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A new initiative by FDP member Hans-Peter Portmann could turn Swiss asylum policy upside down - | and break international law. 👉 More information: 80 percent in criminal proceedings: FDP National Councillor wants to restrict asylum rights for North Africans
Soon, a sequence of sounds will commemorate a victim of National Socialism three times an hour in Bern. Switzerland's first Holocaust memorial is to be ... Show more
Graubünden court acquits defendants in Bondo trial: In the Bondo trial, the Maloja Regional Court acquitted all five defendants on Friday of the charge of ...
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UBS equity capital: Keller-Sutter criticizes Council of States decision: The Council of States committee wants to back UBS with only half of its capital ...
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René Walther campaigns for tax increase in Kreuzlingen: The Thurgau FDP cantonal councilor believes new taxes are unavoidable due to rising expenditures and ...
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“Switzerland is no longer neutral”: Diplomat Paul Widmer on Russia sanctions, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis and the neutrality initiative
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"No more sweating": Air conditioning for municipal retirement homes and schools finds a majority
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Karin Jung wants to join the Appenzell Ausserrhoden cantonal government: The FDP cantonal councilor from Herisau has registered her interest in the 2027 cantonal ...
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FDP co-chair Vincenz-Stauffacher on the EU treaties: "That was a false start": The Liberal criticizes the attempts in parliament to undermine the negotiated ...
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FDP Derendingen: Peter Hodel and Simon Michel at the tax talk: At a panel discussion hosted by the FDP Derendingen, they explained what happens to taxes ...
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Paid articlePaywall Andri Silberschmidt and his vision for Zurich's future: Once a provocative young liberal, now a statesmanlike candidate for the cantonal government: Andri ...
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Who will go first? Wadephul and the Merz government or Cassis and the FDP's seat on the Federal Council?
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Paid articlePaywall Aargau Parliament wants law for headscarf ban in schools: The Aargau government must draft a law for a headscarf ban for female students up to the age of 16 in ...
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Bondo Trial: Were Giacometti and her forester justified in trusting the experts?: After the geological disputes of the first day of the trial, the focus now ...
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Paid articlePaywall Cassis's slash-and-burn approach: Federal Councillors Ignazio Cassis and Guy Parmelin pull off a small Trumpian coup, Swiss-style.
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Key FactsPlanned overhaul of Swiss development cooperation
Aug 19, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: republik.ch
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: republik.ch
- The Federal Council plans to cut long-term development cooperation by nearly a quarter and increase humanitarian aid by 60 percent.
- Under the proposed reorganization, SECO would focus on emerging economies and Eastern Europe, while SDC would be responsible for Africa and several Asian countries; Switzerland would fully withdraw from Ghana, South Africa, Azerbaijan and all of Latin America.
- The administration is expected to implement the overhaul from 2027, although Parliament will not decide on the next international cooperation strategy until 2028.
- Signatories of an open letter and former development officials warn that the reform could shift the focus away from the structural causes of poverty and crises.
Development cooperation must be dispensable.— Ignazio Cassis, Foreign Minister, at a press conference
By-election for the Aargau Cantonal Government: GLP candidate Dominik Gresch withdraws
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Neutrality Initiative: Why the Federal Council is against it: The population will vote on the neutrality initiative at the end of September. On Tuesday ...
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The lobbyist in the professor's jacket: The economist Christoph Schaltegger is striving for more political influence in the name of science.
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No committee on the neutrality initiative: Representatives from the Social Democratic Party (SP) to the Free Democratic Party (FDP) warn
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“We are not the Caliphate”: Heated debate over headscarf ban in Aargau schools: For FDP (Liberal Party) member of the cantonal parliament Adrian Schoop ...
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Mike Egger and Lisa Vincenz: St. Gallen political couple have become parents: Mike Egger, a member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP) from the Rhine Valley ...
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Switzerland and Neutrality: German Foreign Minister Wadephul Visits: Johann Wadephul visited his counterpart Ignazio Cassis in Bern on Wednesday ...
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FDP Arbon expels Riquet Heller from the party: The members decided against the city councilor by a clear majority at an extraordinary meeting ...
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Key FactsFDP Arbon Expels Riquet Heller
Aug 14, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thurgauerzeitung.ch
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- FDP Arbon members decided to expel Heller at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday evening, according to the party.
- Two votes opposed the expulsion and one member abstained, while the party statutes require a two-thirds majority.
- Heller will retain his seat on Arbon’s city council, whose current term has ten months remaining.
- FDP Arbon acknowledged his 23 years of service but said he had repeatedly departed from the party’s shared political direction and promoted those positions prominently in public.
Schilliger's 50 km/h speed limit storm is over - | cities rejoice: The Federal Council has changed the rules that reduce the speed limit on main roads from ...
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Valérie Dittli will probably do what Maudet did if necessary - | and run without a party
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Cassis on the neutrality initiative: "Pressure from abroad influences a country": The Foreign Minister explains why, in his view, the neutrality initiative is ...
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FDP National Councillor Andri Silberschmidt awarded Bonny Freedom Prize: High honor for the Zurich FDP National Councillor. The politician receives the Freedom ...
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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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"Free riders": Massive EU interference against the neutrality initiative. Foreign Minister Cassis defends the adoption of EU sanctions ...
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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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The FDP and SVP want to fight the VAT increase for the AHV (Old-Age and Survivors' Insurance) - | but there is resistance from within their own ranks ... Show more
"I maintain good relations with her": SVP National Councillor is persuaded to change his mind by SP Federal Councillor
"I maintain good relations with her": SVP National Councillor is persuaded to change his mind by SP Federal Councillor
Lucerne: FDP nominates Fabian Peter for the government council elections: The FDP of the Canton of Lucerne is now officially entering the race with its current ...
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Neutrality is not a catch-all phrase, Mr. Federal Councillor Cassis. It must endure even when it becomes inconvenient.
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Paid articlePaywall Bodycams remain: How the Canton of Bern reacts to the court ruling: The Federal Court has declared parts of the Bern police law unconstitutional. However ...
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Zurich City Parliament wants higher wages for itself - | September 27th vote: The September 27th vote at a glance.
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Election in Wil: Lukas Reimann to implement SVP policies in the city council: Thanks to Lukas Reimann, the SVP is once again represented in Wil's executive ...
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Paid articlePaywall Neutrality initiative: Politicians demand protection from Russian interference: Moscow's interference in the neutrality initiative is worrying politicians ...
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Paid articlePaywall Drone defense: Circumventing the debt brake? Federal government warns of legal violations
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Cameras and police intervention: Philipp Müller in a dispute with his neighbor: The former FDP leader is defending himself against accusations from his neighbor ...
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