During her term of office, centrist Federal Councillor Viola Amherd advocated closer ties with NATO, provoking discontent on both left and right. Her surprise departure from the executive reshuffles the deck and leaves the country's strategic direction in an unstable global context in doubt. Debate between two federal representatives.
Alors que l’Union européenne traverse une période de doutes, ses relations avec la Suisse, longtemps enlisées, font l’objet d’un débat avec l’annonce en décembre de l’aboutissement de négociations. Entretien avec René Schwok, expert en questions européennes.
The victories of Trump and Milei place the European right at an ideological crossroads. Precisely in order to avoid falling behind, especially economically, the Old Continent urgently needs to draw on its own intellectual heritage.
Young political leaders are regularly perceived as figures of rupture with the «old world». However, it's hard to say whether their promises of renewal are actually realized.
At the helm of El Salvador since 2019, Nayib Bukele is pursuing a shock policy to reduce crime. His vision of power is reminiscent of a classic of political philosophy: Thomas Hobbes« »Leviathan".
While disparities in representation between men and women remain persistent at the highest decision-making levels, the arrival of some women in power reveals dissensions over the very nature of the «women's cause».
For business circles, the militia system is a key to the country's success. Marco Taddei, Director of the Union patronale suisse in French-speaking Switzerland, explains the benefits of this system for companies, despite the reluctance of some of them.
The Catalan elections ended in a historic defeat for the pro-independence bloc. At first glance, the Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who theorized about reconciling Spaniards, seems to have emerged stronger. The reality is more complex.
The Centre is looking to the Vert'liberals for the 2025 municipal elections in Geneva. In addition to the proximity between the two parties, this union could prove fertile insofar as each political formation complements the weaknesses of the other.
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