Politics In Swiss

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Political factor refers to the government policy of Lucerne such as the degree of intervention in the economy. Switzerland has a stable government and a diverse society. It is considered by many to be the most democratic country in the world. Switzerland’s existence as a modern federal state dates back to 1848. The government is made up of seven members, elected by the Federal Assembly. The government members take it in turns to act as president. The Swiss people can influence political affairs through the highly developed system of direct democracy. Switzerland is divided into 26 areas and is called cantons. These cantons are comprised of approximately 3000 communes. The federal government links the cantons into one unified country, and this government controls those affairs which are of interest to all the cantons, for examples, foreign policy, national defense, federal railways and the mint etc. The governments of the cantons and communes determined all other issues such as education, labor, economic and welfare policies etc. As other democracy country, each canton has its own parliament and constitution and they differ substantially from one another. There may be even more referendums in cantons and communes, touching on very local matters, such as whether to buy particular pictures for the city museum, when local shops can open, or a change in land use. The citizens’ resident elects their cantonal and communal governments in their areas of jurisdiction. For many years, Switzerland has been one of the countries with the lowest tax rates and nationally central cantons of Switzerland come off very well. Therefore it is also one of the world’s most successful nations in economic terms. Swiss people is ranked to be people that having highest per-capita incomes in the world and its consistently rated among the top ten nations in terms of quality of
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