Immigration

Free immigration from the EU certainly boosts economic performance, but it has serious side-effects that have been overlooked. It is thus becoming the driving force behind Switzerland's illiberal transformation.

According to David Betz, professor at King's College, the West has crossed a critical threshold: the weakening of political legitimacy, the fragmentation of identities and the loss of social cohesion are all factors in future violent insurrections.

Demographic realities have been largely absent from the political debates on pensions and healthcare costs over the past year. It's time to renew our welfare state on the basis of a coherent, long-term vision.

The New Popular Front, which came first in Sunday's second round of early legislative elections, does not have an absolute majority in the Assembly. France is right-wing, and Emmanuel Macron will have to take this into account when appointing the Prime Minister.

The recent election of Javier Milei as President of Argentina reveals the limits of the term ’extreme right«. Between contradictions and inaccuracies, we need to question the relevance of this political label, which has become more infamous than informative.

The victory of the country's leading party over the Greens on Sunday went according to plan. But it's not enough for some commentators to acknowledge that immigration and wokism are causing criticism among the population.

Immigration, Europe, the economy, the media... Former federal councillors Christoph Blocher and Pascal Couchepin met in Bern at the invitation of Regard Libre to share their views on Switzerland's current situation and the challenges it faces.