Section: Policy
The SVP censored again?

The SVP censored again?

At the very end of last week, the YouTube company deleted a video by the Zurich SVP denouncing immigration to Switzerland and its consequences for security and welfare. On learning of the company's decision, the party immediately denounced it as censorship.
Has Eric Zemmour crossed the red line?

Has Eric Zemmour crossed the red line?

Lors de la «Convention de la droite» le samedi 28 septembre dernier, le polémiste français Eric Zemmour a tenu un discours que plus d'un a jugé raciste et islamophobe. A-t-il franchi la ligne rouge? Analyse point par point, sans morale à la petite semaine.
After the SVP, chaos

After the SVP, chaos

Let's try a little imagination. It's Sunday, October 20, 2019. Since midday, the results for the first cantons have been trickling in, with some regions clearly going faster than others. Suddenly, to everyone's surprise and contrary to what the media and experts had been claiming for several months, it's not the ecologist parties that are posting surprising scores; it's the Union démocratique du center! As the day progresses, the map of Switzerland changes to an almost uniform green, but not a light green. This one is much darker. At around 7.30pm, when Swiss Radio's star presenter takes to the airwaves, the news is crystal clear: for the first time since 1919 and the end of radical rule in Switzerland, one party has won an absolute majority in both the National Council and the Council of States, and that party is the SVP.
The European spirit

The European spirit

At the end of May, the European elections brought together citizens from all the countries of the European Union. Their task was to re-elect the European Parliament for a five-year term. What is it that binds these nations together? Here's a look at the European spirit.