Switzerland - Election Site

Referendum on "environmentally responsible" economic initiatives

I have always been deeply interested in exploring theoretical concepts, particularly the role of governments in encouraging businesses to adopt environmentally responsible practices. This interest extends to analyzing the creation of general models that often overlook the unique characteristics of different sectors. With a professional background spanning several years in the financial industry, I decided to focus on how governments influence banks to invest sustainably. Interestingly, much has already been written on this topic.

After reviewing both scientific and non-scientific literature, I propose a new international centralization-decentralization model, with a specific focus on the Swiss model as a special case. The discussion then narrows to the banking sector, resulting in the development of a distinctive model tailored to the Swiss financial industry. Finally, the role of the Swiss government in promoting sustainable investments by Swiss banks is further examined.

There are four main reasons for this focus. First, Swiss banks remain dominant players in private banking, asset management, and wealth management, with a global reputation in sustainable investment. Second, Switzerland is recognized as a leading global financial hub, and the Swiss Confederation plays a unique and pivotal role in promoting sustainable investments among its financial institutions. Third, the banking sector itself is evolving, with deposits no longer solely collected to finance loans but increasingly aimed at addressing future-oriented goals. - Posted on : 17-December-2024

Why Referendum?

Stands back from the keyboard in amneamezt! Thanks! - Posted on : 10-March-2017

National Council (Switzerland)

This inoarmftion is off the hizool! - Posted on : 10-March-2017

Swiss federal election, 2015

The next Swiss federal elections will be held on October 18, 2015 for the National Council and the first round of elections to the Council of States. - Posted on : 25-May-2015

Swiss National Council

The National Council has 200 members, each elected to represent one of twenty-six cantons. Elections were held on 23 October 2011, along with elections to the Council of States. Eleven parties are represented in the National Council: the one fewer than in the previous National Council. - Posted on : 20-May-2015

How do I vote for the National Council?

You must meet in order to vote in the National Council elections, the voting procedures and information on the election materials that voters are sent. There is a special section for Swiss citizens living abroad. - Posted on : 12-May-2015

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You forgot to metinon that obamanation made a deal with the devil, that being Russia to reduce our missile defence system thereby reducing America from a superpower in the world to nearly a third world power.This deal along with destroying our ecomomy, jobs, credit rating, health care, energy sources, just to name a few, would finish the job of turning America to a full blown third world country. No Thanks Obamanation, take your hate elsewhere. - Posted on : 12-September-2014

Referendum in Switzerland to place upper limit on salaries

On November 24 , the Swiss people were asked to vote on the initiative of 1:12 . This initiative , sponsored by the Swiss Socialist Youth ( Juso ) impose a ceiling on wages, so that the highest salary in a company could not be more than 12 times that of the lowest paid in the same company . Nobody should make the same money in a month as a colleague would take a year to earn the specific proposal. Although Juso is closely aligned with the Social Democratic Party , part of the coalition government , the organization is formally independent . The collection of signatures began in the fall of 2009, just a year after the global economy was on the verge of collapse following the bankruptcy of the investment bank Lehman Brothers. The necessary signatures have been collected within the period prescribed by law, and the citizens initiative has been successfully registered in April 2011. Parliament then considered the proposal of two years, with the result that Parliament and the federal government recommended that the initiative was rejected. Go to a cocktail party in Berlin, and there is always someone who spits the benefits of a basic income , as you may have heard someone talk about Robin Hood Tax in New York or even the health care payer Washington. It is not only popular in countries rich in Switzerland. Besieged and ravaged by debt weighs Cyprus realization of basic income , too. They also whispered in the United States , where some fans left right libertarian and liberal came to a strange convergence around the idea - some prefer income "base" unconditionally all who would , without any conditions, the other income - tested "minimum" to supplement the income of the poor to a particular level . - Posted on : 16-November-2013