Swiss Elect New Parliament
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The nationalist Swiss People's Party received the highest vote ever recorded for an individual political party in Switzerland after a bitter campaign blaming foreigners for much of the country's crime
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GENEVA Swiss voters have backed a law allowing stem-cell research in the first national referendum on an issue that has divided both the European Union and the United States.
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GENEVA, Sept. 24 -- Swiss voters ratified new asylum and immigration laws Sunday that make it more difficult for refugees to receive assistance and effectively block non-European unskilled workers from entering the country.
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Swiss voters overwhelmingly approve government proposals to permit research using stem cells of human embryos.
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Pakistan&#39;s parliament is to elect a new prime minister today in a vote expected to be won easily by military-backed former finance minister Shaukat Aziz.
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The Swiss voted in a general election on Friday after an unusually tense campaign marked by a riot and charges of racism levelled against the country's biggest party.
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Standing on the indoor tennis courts of the Park Hotel Waldhaus in Flims, it's hard to imagine you're looking at a future seat of the Swiss parliament.
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SWITZERLAND HAS managed to stage what it thinks is the first legally binding internet vote in a national referendum. More than 2720 people in four Geneva suburbs, about one in five voters in the region who
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France's parliament passes a new bill introducing possible DNA tests for foreign migrants joining relatives.
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Swiss voters today overwhelmingly approved a new law permitting research on stem cells, rejecting a repeal initiative by an alliance of conservative Christian, left-wing and green groups.
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RACIST ELECTION POSTER - A white sheep ("pure Swiss") kicks a black sheep ("foreigner") - the caption below reads, "Create safety - vote Swiss Populist Party (SVP)" ZÃRICH (Der Spiegel) - The populist Christoph Blocher has dominated the Swiss government for four years while also managing the odd trick of seeming to lead the opposition. ow Switzerland has experienced its dirtiest campaign in history, featuring xenophobia and street violence - and it all revolves around Blocher.
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Â·  Early election a response to military pressure Â·  Ultra-nationalists enter parliament with 15%
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A vote to oust the far-right justice minister has brought an end to consensus rule in Switzerland.
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Parliament is deciding whether to extend for two years Switzerland's development-aid budget for eastern Europe and Central Asia.
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BRUSSELS After refusing its approval three weeks ago, Parliament voted Thursday in favor of a new European Commission, ending a period of uncertainty in European Union politics.
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Swiss voters head to the polls to decide whether the country should impose more restrictive asylum laws.
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Alex Salmond will take his seat in the House of Commons for the first time since becoming first minister.