Section: World
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
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.
Gilles Kepel: «I'm very grateful to those who sentenced me to death, because they made it possible for me to write this book.»
Islamologist Gilles Kepel has been sentenced to death by the Islamic State, but this does not prevent him from living in total freedom of thought. Here we meet a man who passes on his knowledge, and whose views on his subject are as courageous as they are rigorous.
Russia: the post-Putin era in question following the protests
Les lundis de l'actualité – Clément Guntern La semaine dernière et celle d’avant, environ deux mille citoyens russes ont été...
The European Parliament, an assessment
European political institutions are regularly criticized and called into question within member states. The European Parliament is one of those structures that often come under fire from Europhobes: absentee elected representatives, paid handsomely, who ultimately have little impact on politics in Europe, we are told. But what is the reality? Let's take a look at the decisions taken by the European Parliament over the last five years.
The captain and the deputy prime minister
Salvini a le mauvais rôle et il le sait. Il doit faire respecter la loi de son pays, même s’il se montre odieux et vulgaire à l’occasion.
Peril on the beach: is your sandcastle ethical?
Le Regard Libre N° 51 - Clément Guntern A recent UN report expresses concern about the use of sand on the planet....
Agriculture and geopolitics
We need to grow things where they grow best, especially if we want to feed the world's growing population.
The art of negotiation: Trump, Korea and Israel
Les lundis de l'actualité - Clément Guntern La manière pour Trump de négocier avec des pays comme la Corée du...
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