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Switzerland is impossibly expensive, and immensely bureaucratic. The Nordic nations are lovely but so cold. Iceland is one of my favorite countries ever. But I

• rcarr 3y ago
  > Switzerland is impossibly expensive, and immensely bureaucratic. Expensive yes but their system of government is absolutely superb. > Switzerland's voting system is unique among modern democratic nations in that Switzerland practices direct democracy in parallel with representative democracy, which is why the Swiss system is known as a semi-direct democracy.[2] Direct democracy allows any citizen to challenge any law approved by the parliament or, at any time, propose a modification of the federal Constitution. Plus those mountains are bloody beautiful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_in_Switzerland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_in_Switzerland
  • vogon_laureate 3y ago
    Yea but it’s also why some cantons only permitted women to vote as late as 1990.