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> it's the majority of the real population I have questions. What is a "real" population? The swiss direct democracy is about "the majority of the real popula
by lispm 3y ago
> it's the majority of the real population
I have questions. What is a "real" population?
The swiss direct democracy is about "the majority of the real population" ? So the intiatives are won with a majority of the population? >50% of the population? Is that true? I thought it's something like >50% of the valid votes.
> You should inform yourself about this great political system.
Please explain this great political system to me.
- Rochus 3y ago> What is a "real" population? Might be the wrong term, thus in quotes; I wanted to express, that the voters can directly influence political decisions; in a representative democracy, in contrast, such decisions are reserved for a political elite (in the case of a representative democracy e.g. a parlament); the problem of the latter is, that this "elite" tends to live in their own world during their term of office. > Please explain this great political system to me. That would really go too far in a commentary, and there are also established sources that can explain this far better than I can. I'm also not used to writing about it in English. I recommend first of all the links mentioned in my other comments.
- lispm 3y ago> voters can directly influence political decisions and the "elite" can influence voters through other means. That "masses" can be manipulated should be known.