Canton Aargau rejects lowering voting age to 16:
Aargau is the latest in a line of Swiss cantons which have voted against extending the right to vote to ...
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- The electorate approved the elimination of the Eigenmietwert tax, marking a victory for homeowners after decades of advocacy.
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