local notables in central Switzerland pledged to form an alliance bringing together Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden, the first three cantons. This charter united the so-called forest cantons against ...

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Many nations admire Switzerland's system of direct democracy. But what do direct democratic tools like popular initiatives and referendums really ent ...

Schwyz may not be the first place tourists think of when ... reforms that will set up further advantages. In Switzerland, there are seven cantons that contribute financially to the others.