09.11.2017 , in ((Dual Citizenship of Politicians, Politique))
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Nenad Stojanović
Ignazio Cassis’ renunciation of his Italian citizenship has re-launched the debate on the meaning of political rights – and, in particular, the right to run for political office – in Switzerland. According to Cassis, his decision was necessary – politically, although not legally – in order to be elected to the Federal Council. At the same time, Cassis did not see dual citizenship as an obstacle to vote or to run as a candidate to the Federal Parliament. This episode shows that the right to vote and the right to run for political office are not necessarily aligned.
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02.11.2017 , in ((Dual Citizenship of Politicians, Politique))
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Barbara von Rütte
20 September 2017: Ignazio Cassis was elected Switzerland's new federal councilor. He could have been the first member of the Federal Council with dual citizenship – if he hadn’t decided to renounce his Italian citizenship even though no legal obligation exists.
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31.10.2017 , in ((Politique))
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Lorenzo Piccoli
On Wednesday, 1 November, Ignazio Cassis formally replaces outgoing federal councilor Didier Burkhalter as the seventh member of the Federal Council of Switzerland. Born to Italian parents in the Swiss canton of Ticino, Cassis gave up his Italian citizenship just weeks before being elected. His decision sparked a heated debate on whether elected politicians should surrender their foreign passports and renounce their dual citizenship, once elected to a post. In Switzerland, there is no legal obligation to do so.
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22.09.2017 , in ((Politique))
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Christelle Maire
Une jolie princesse blonde, une vilaine sorcière tout de noire vêtue, des oiseaux de mauvais augure, une grosse brute barbare, trois moutons blancs et un mouton noir, des fainéants s’enrichissant « aux frais de la princesse », des usurpateurs, … L’énumération de ces différents protagonistes n’est pas celle du dernier conte de fée à la mode, mais bien un aperçu de l’éventail des personnages étant apparus au cours de ces dernières années dans les affiches de propagande helvétique.
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12.09.2017 , in ((Médias, Politique))
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Walter Leimgruber
«Eidgenössische Migrationskommission. Gremium mit Schlagseite» So lautete die Schlagzeile eines Artikels in der Neuen Zürcher Zeitung NZZ. Die Vorwürfe: Die Migrationskommission soll politisch einseitig zusammengesetzt sein und einer Nichtregierungsorganisation gleichen. Walter Leimgruber, Präsident der Eidgenössischen Migrationskommission, widerspricht und nimmt dezidiert Stellung dazu.
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