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1987 Swiss Referendums
Seven referendums were held in Switzerland in 1987. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1931 The first four were held on 5 April on amendments to the laws on asylum and foreign residents (both approved), a popular initiative "for the people's co-determination of military expenditure" (rejected) and a federal resolution on the voting system for popular initiatives that also have counter-proposals (approved). The last three were held on 6 December on a federal resolution on the Rail 2000 project (approved), an amendment to the federal law on health insurance (rejected) and a popular initiative "for the protection of fen A fen is a type of peat-accumulating wetland fed by mineral-rich ground or surface water. It is one of the main types of wetlands along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as mires. T ...s - Rothenthurm Initiative" (approved). Results April: Amendment to the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen a.o.). , coordinates = , largest_city = Zürich , official_languages = , englishmotto = "One for all, all for one" , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , religion = , demonym = , german: Schweizer/Schweizerin, french: Suisse/Suissesse, it, svizzero/svizzera or , rm, Svizzer/Svizra , government_type = Federalism, Federal assembly-independent Directorial system, directorial republic with elements of a direct democracy , leader_title1 = Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council , leader_name1 = , leader_title2 = , leader_name2 = Walter Thurnherr , legislature = Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expert on electoral system An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections ma ...s and political development, he has published several books. IDEA Bibliography Books published by Nohlen include: *''Electoral systems of the world'' (in German, 1978) *''Lexicon of politics'' (seven volumes) *''Elections and Electoral Systems'' (1996) *''Electi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Popular Initiative
In Switzerland, a popular initiative (German: ''Volksinitiative'', French: ''Initiative populaire'', Italian: ''Iniziativa popolare'', Romansh: ''Iniziativa dal pievel'') allows the people to suggest law on a national, cantonal, and municipal level. On a federal level it may only change the federal constitution, not propose an ordinary law. Along with the popular referendum and in some cantons recall elections, it is a form of direct democracy. History Popular initiatives were introduced as a tool at the federal level in the 1891 partial revision of the Swiss Federal Constitution. Between 1893 and 2014, out of a total of 192 federal initiatives put to the vote, 22 were successful. Another 73 were withdrawn, mostly in favour of a counter-proposal. The first successful initiative was the first ever launched, asking for "prohibition of slaughter without prior anesthesia" (ostensibly phrased as a matter of animal rights, but in practice directed against shechita in partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail 2000
Rail 2000 (German language, German: ''Bahn 2000''; French language, French: ''Rail 2000'', Italian language, Italian: ''Ferrovia 2000'') is a large-scale project of the Swiss Federal Railways (SFR) established in 1987 to improve the quality of the Rail transport in Switzerland, Swiss rail network for the New millennium. It includes measures to accelerate a number of existing connections and the modernisation of rolling stock. The government of Switzerland, federal government decision to support the project in 1986 was approved by a referendum in 1987. In 2004 the first phase was completed consisting of around 130 projects with a budget of around Swiss franc, CHF 5.9 billion. History Background After years of heavy investment in roads in the postwar years, the share of rail in the total passenger market in Switzerland had been significantly reduced by the end of the 1960s. At this time SFR decided that changes were necessary to increase rail patronage. More trains were operated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothenthurm Initiative
The environmental movement in Switzerland is represented by a wide range of associations ( non-governmental organisations). The article also present green politics and environmental policies of Switzerland. Organisations Organisations exist and act on local, cantonal, federal and international scales. Environmental non-governmental organisations vary widely in political views and in the way they seek to influence environmental behaviours and policies. Governmental * Federal Office for the Environment (since 1971) Non-governmental * Pro Natura (since 1909, Swiss section of Friends of the Earth since 1995) – the oldest * Swiss Association for the Protection of Birds (since 1922, Swiss section of BirdLife International) * Swiss section of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF Switzerland, since 1961) – the largest number of members * Public Eye (Berne Declaration) (since 1968) * Ecology and Population (since 1971) * Franz Weber Foundation (since 1977) * Swiss Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Referendums
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing everyone except a little girl; The King's Cross fire kills 31 people after a fire under an escalator flashes-over; The MV Doña Paz sinks after colliding with an oil tanker, drowning almost 4,400 passengers and crew; Typhoon Nina strikes the Philippines; LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 crashes outside of Warsaw, taking the lives of all aboard; The USS Stark is struck by Iraqi Exocet missiles in the Persian Gulf; U.S. President Ronald Reagan gives a famous speech, demanding that Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev tears down the Berlin Wall., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Zeebrugge disaster rect 200 0 400 200 Northwest Airlines Flight 255 rect 400 0 600 200 King's Cross fire rect 0 200 300 400 Tear down this wall! rect 300 200 60 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 In Switzerland
Events in the year 1987 in Switzerland. Incumbents * Federal Council: **Pierre Aubert (President) **Leon Schlumpf **Otto Stich **Jean-Pascal Delamuraz Jean-Pascal Delamuraz (1 April 1936, in Vevey – 4 October 1998 in Lausanne) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1983–1998). He obtained a degree in political science in 1960 from the University of Lausanne an ... **Elisabeth Kopp **Arnold Koller **Flavio Cotti Births * 21 June – Sabrina Jaquet, badminton player * 7 April – Marco Mangold, footballer * 5 June – Angela Frautschi, ice hockey player * 18 July – Nicole Bullo, ice hockey player * 22 September - Michèle Jäggi, curler * 11 October – Ariella Käslin, artistic gymnast * 16 October – Patrizia Kummer, snowboarder Deaths * 16 March – Raymond Passello, footballer (born 1905 in Switzerland, 1905) * 15 October – August Erne, cyclist (born 1905 in Switzerland, 1905) References {{Year in Europe, 1987 1987 in Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
