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Switzerland's Federal Assembly votes 126–20 with 41 abstentions to outlaw membership or support of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
2024-12-17

A Swiss parliamentary committee rejects a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that alleged the country violated its citizens' human rights by not doing enough to prevent climate change.
2024-05-21

Switzerland's Federal Assembly votes to ban public displays of the Nazi swastika.
2024-04-17

Viola Amherd is elected as the President of Switzerland by the Federal Assembly.
2023-12-13

Voters in Switzerland elect the members of the Federal Assembly. Results show that the right-wing Swiss People's Party becomes the largest parliamentary faction after the election, gaining nine seats compared to the previous election.
2023-10-22

Swiss President Guy Parmelin announces that his country has broken off talks with the European Union over a possible framework agreement, highlighting impasses on the issues of state aid, wage protections, and freedom of movement.
2021-05-26

Former President Flavio Cotti dies from COVID-19 at the age of 81.
2020-12-16

Voters in Switzerland elect the members of the country's Federal Assembly and Council. Provisional results show the Swiss People's Party retaining their plurality, and that the Green Party has become the fourth-largest party.
2019-10-20

Alain Berset takes office as President of the Swiss Confederation. At 45 years of age, Berset is the youngest president of Switzerland since 1934.
2018-01-1

Swiss police in Geneva, following yesterday's CIA tip, arrest two Syrian nationals. Apparently, traces of explosives were found in their car. President Simonetta Sommaruga says, "There is currently no indication that there was a concrete attack planned."
2015-12-11