09.11.2017 , in ((Dual Citizenship of Politicians, Politik))
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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 ((Blog series, Dual Citizenship of Politicians, Politik))
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Barbara von Rütte
20. September 2017: Ignazio Cassis wird neu zum Bundesrat gewählt. Er hätte der erste Bundesrat mit Doppelbürgerrecht werden können – wenn er vor der Wahl nicht entschieden hätte, seine italienische Staatsangehörigkeit aufzugeben, ohne dass eine entsprechende rechtliche Pflicht bestehen würde.
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31.10.2017 , in ((Dual Citizenship of Politicians, Politik))
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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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24.10.2017 , in ((Politik))
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Sarah Progin-Theuerkauf
On 6 September 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed the actions brought by Slovakia and Hungary against a provisional relocation mechanism for asylum seekers, adopted in 2015 to tackle the so-called refugee crisis. Slovakia and Hungary vs. Council of the European Union: A comment.
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22.09.2017 , in ((Politik))
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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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