Pragmatism in politics, well regarded in Switzerland, obviously has its good points. But it also has its risks. And these are devious. Editorial by Jonas Follonier
The history of Swiss political parties is rich and complex. However, it reveals a certain continuity through which they learn to renew themselves as direct democracy, and the evolution of society it often reflects, impose new themes on their agendas.
ARTICLE LONG FORMAT, Antoine Bernhard | Fifty years after the arrival of women's suffrage in Switzerland, the Socialists want to extend it across the board to foreigners living in the country. In January, the party tabled a parliamentary intervention and launched an online petition to promote the «right to vote for all». With this demagogic operation, the SP is revealing its revolutionary nature and demonstrating that it is often the enemy of the people. Analysis.
ENTRETIEN LONG FORMAT, Jonas Follonier | C'est l’un des politiciens suisses à être le plus sur le front du combat contre l’islamisme. Même s’il n’aime pas ce mot, «combat» (il lui préfère celui de «cause»), Mohamed Hamdaoui en a fait l’un de ses thèmes prioritaires, se profilant dans ce débat comme un acteur très investi, quitte à verser dans l’émotion. Son parcours y est sans doute pour quelque chose: né dans le Hoggar, ce Touareg a aimé une femme qui dans les années quatre-vingt s’est fait enlever par des islamistes algériens parce qu’elle refusait de porter le voile. Ces semeurs de terreur l’ont décapitée. Le meurtre en France du professeur Samuel Paty par un musulman radicalisé utilisant le même mode opératoire l’a bouleversé. Entretien avec un ancien socialiste devenu PDC, qui ne considère pas la Suisse à l’abri de l’islam politique.
The results of this autumn's federal elections are a cause for celebration or sadness, depending on one's sensibilities. However, we can...
The run-up to the federal elections did not offer much in the way of substantive debate. Ecology was omnipresent, overshadowing issues such as Europe, old-age provision and health insurance. In contrast to the upstream campaign, the results are very interesting: the left does not represent the workers it wants to defend, and the divide between town and country has been consummated.
The weakness of opponents in the face of sophists
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