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Switzerland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

Thomas Widmer
Thomas Widmer*
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Department of Political Science, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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In 2014, political debates in Switzerland were dominated by popular plebiscites, particularly those concerning migration issues. The success of the ‘Against mass immigration’ initiative in the popular plebiscite on 9 February fundamentally called Switzerland’s relationship with the EU into question, and led throughout the year to considerable insecurity not only in the economy, but in the wider society and the political realm as well.

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Political Data Yearbook , Volume 54 , Issue 1 , December 2015, pp. 294 - 301
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Copyright © 2016 European Consortium for Political Research

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