Given Switzerland's direct democracy system, a referendum may be required before the law is fully enacted. The Swiss People’s Party (SVP) has already voiced strong opposition, arguing that ...

"Switzerland, its parliament and voters will take the lead," she said. Under the country's direct-democracy system, the public will likely have the final word in a referendum. And the SVP ...

People in Switzerland are voting to decide whether to allow same-sex marriage. Switzerland is one of the last countries in western Europe not to recognise same-sex marriage, and supporters say the ...

Why are the Swiss going to the polls? Switzerland is holding a legally binding referendum at the end of this month on whether the central bank should be obliged to hold at least 20% of its overall ...

(CNN)-- Switzerland's part-time soldiers could lose ... Greens has collected nearly 120,000 signatures to force a national referendum on whether the weapons should be stored at military bases.

A self-proclaimed internet pioneer, who is seeking to trigger a referendum in Switzerland that could ... the SNB is working to further entrench the system of fiat currencies by investing in ...

This despite the fact that Sandoz no longer produces in Switzerland. Referendum on the way The referendum «Yes to medical supply security,» for which an alliance of small pharmaceutical ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — A vote in Switzerland banning the construction of minarets on new mosques is drawing criticism from Jewish groups. The national referendum Nov. 29 passed with 57.5 percent of ...