Reform of election system for Swiss top judges thrown out
Date
11/28/2021 2:23:53 PM
(MENAFN- Swissinfo)
The Supreme Court, based in the city of Lausanne, and its social security divisions in Lucerne have 38 judges. Keystone/Laurent Gillieron
Voters have rejected a proposal for the supreme court judges to be elected by lot rather than by the Swiss parliament.
This content was published on November 28, 2021 - 18:54 November 28, 2021 - 18:54
Worked in radio and newspaper journalism, as well as teaching and tourism before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor Swiss Radio International in the 1980s. He reports from parliament, and focuses on direct democracy issues.
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The people's initiative only won about 31.9% of the vote on Sunday according to official results. None of the country's 26 cantons came out in favour.
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