Section: Switzerland
OASI vote: the editorial debate

OASI vote: the editorial debate

AVS 21, a fair and necessary reform or a junk measure? Our editor-in-chief Jonas Follonier and deputy editor-in-chief Antoine-Frédéric Bernhard give their differing opinions on the pension reform to be put to the vote on September 25.
Switzerland and the EU: Félicien Monnier VS Julien Rilliet

Switzerland and the EU: Félicien Monnier VS Julien Rilliet

The relationship between Switzerland and the European Union has never been worse. On that, our two debaters agree. But beyond that, their views are diametrically opposed. Félicien Monnier, a self-styled conservative and sovereignist, is a lawyer and has been President of the Ligue vaudoise since last year. Julien Rilliet, a member of the Socialist Party and the Mouvement européen suisse (NOMES), runs his own political consulting firm. Here are our ten questions to these two young observers of the French-speaking world, who are interested in the fate of Switzerland and the continent.