Swiss cantons reject treaty referendums, homebuyer help, managed care

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Early, unofficial results show remarkably uniform national strong red “no” to all 3 federal vote items GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Party and language line differences appear to be taking a back seat for once, as the Swiss voting results come in for three items on the federal ballot 17 June. Voting stopped at 11:00 and final, [...]

Swiss vote: health care debates overshadow people’s say on treaties

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Sunday votes provoking little excitement inside the country BERN, SWITZERLAND – The federal government’s plan to make “managed care” part of the health insurance system is up for approval by the population in the form of a vote Sunday 17 June, along with two other issues which are creating more headlines outside Switzerland than in. [...]