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And the fact that they are expected to "speak with one voice".

• underlines 6y ago
  Which forces them to find consensus.
  • chrisandchris 6y ago
    I does not force them to find consensus, but if you‘re the minority you just have to „accept“ your loss and do as the majorities optinion were you‘re opinion. Which makes - imo - an oppisiotion useless, which is a good thing (you can‘t block progress if you don‘t agree).
    • CaptainZapp 6y ago
      Actually, no! An important part of the Swiss system is that the winner doesn't take all, but that compromise is actively thought. Sure, if you're on the losing side you'll have to accept defeat. But the referendums ensure that the majority can't just badger the losers anyway they like. Case in point: About 10 years ago there was a quite massive shift to the right. After which the liberals and the popular party tried to implement a rather neo-liberal agenda. Let's just say it didn't quite work out.