Topic
Referendum
28% of the Vote, 59 Seats: How First-Past-the-Post Built Quebec's PQ Win
Quebec's Parti Québécois won 59 of 127 seats with 28.02% of the vote, a record-low share for a governing party, yet 2022 was the more distorted election. The riding arithmetic shows how close the PQ came to a majority and what the seat count does and does not say about reform and independence.
Swiss Voters Reject a 10 Million Population Cap
About 55% said no, rejecting a Swiss People's Party plan to hold the population below 10 million and end EU free movement if it crossed the line.
Switzerland Votes Sunday on a First-of-Its-Kind 10 Million Population Cap
Swiss voters decide on a far-right proposal to cap the population at 10 million — a measure with no precedent anywhere, and one that could force the country out of its EU free-movement deal.