Swiss House Rejects Initiative to Ease Naturalisation
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The National Council rejects massively this Thursday the initiative to facilitate naturalization after five years of legal residence. The left denounces the exclusion of two million residents from political rights, while the right defends federalism and the importance of successful integration Naturalization must not be simplified in Switzerland. After more than five hours of debates, the National rejected Thursday, by 130 votes to 62, the popul…
Like the Federal Council, the National Council clearly rejects the so-called democratic initiative, but at the same time announces a new advance.
The democracy initiative aims to simplify naturalisations. A fundamental debate was launched in the National Council.
Swiss House rejects initiative to ease naturalisation
The National Council does not want to standardise or simplify the Swiss naturalisation process. With a two-thirds majority, it decided to vote against the democracy initiative. It also rejected counter-proposals put forward by minorities.
A new proposal to make it easier to become Swiss reaches parliament
A proposal to ease Switzerland’s naturalisation rules has reached the Swiss National Council, Switzerland’s parliament. The so-called Democracy Initiative has already cleared the first hurdle. Backers gathered 104,782 valid signatures—comfortably above the 100,000 required—forcing a national vote. The plan would make naturalisation more administrative and less discretionary. Applicants who have lived legally in Switzerland for […]
Like the Federal Council, the National Council also rejects the popular initiative for a modern civil right, which wants to make it much easier for naturalisations. The debate weighed back and forth. Stefanie Heimgartner, SVP-AG, left, discusses with Roman Hug, SVP-GR. The latter got into trouble with a question of naturalisation. Image: keystoneLike the Federal Council, the National Council also rejects the popular initiative for a modern civil…
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