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Switzerland

Government and Politics

• Government of Switzerland
  
• The Federal Parliament
  
• Federal Council
• The Federal Chancellery
  
• SwissInfo
  
• Conference of Cantonal Governments (in German and French)

Swiss Local Governments

• Kanton Aargau [ Canton of Aargau ] Grosser Rat [Big Council]
• Kanton Aargau [ Canton of Aargau ] Regierungsrat [Government Council]
• Kanton Aargau [ Canton of Aargau ] Staatskanzlei [State Chancellery]
  
• Kanton Appenzell-Ausserrhoden [ Canton of Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden ] Kantonale Verwaltung [Cantonal Administration]
• Kanton Appenzell-Innerrhoden [ Canton of Appenzell Inner-Rhoden ] Kantonale Verwaltung [Cantonal Administration]
• Kanton Appenzell-Innerrhoden [ Canton of Appenzell Inner-Rhoden ] Justiz-, Polizei- und Militärdepartement [Department of Justice, Police and Military Affairs]
  • Kantonales Amt für Zivilschutz [Cantonal Office for Civil Protection]
  • Strassenverkehrsamt [Office of Road Traffic]
• Kanton Basel-Landschaft [ Canton of Basle-Land ] Regierungsrat [Government Council]
• Kanton Basel-Stadt [ Canton of Basle-City ]Grosser Rat [Big Council]
• Kanton Basel-Stadt [ Canton of Basle-City ]Regierungsrat [Government Council]
• Kanton Basel-Stadt [ Canton of Basle-City ]Baudepartement [Department of Construction]
• Kanton Bern / Canton de Berne [ Canton of Berne ] Grosser Rat [Big Council]
• Kanton Bern / Canton de Berne [ Canton of Berne ] Regierungsrat [Government Council]
• Etat de Fribourg [ State of Fribourg ]Staatskanzlei [State Chancellery]
• République et Canton de Genà¨ve [ Republic and Canton of Geneva ] Conseil d'Etat [State Council]
• République et Canton de Genà¨ve [ Republic and Canton of Geneva ] Chancellerie d'Etat [State Chancellery]
• République et Canton de Genà¨ve [ Republic and Canton of Geneva ] Département de l'économie, de l'Emploi et des Affaires Extérieures (DEEE) [Department of Economy, Employment and External Affairs]
• Kanton Glarus [ Canton of Glarus ] Handelsregisteramt [Commercial Register Office]
• Kanton Graubünden / Cantone dei Grigioni / Chantun Grischun [ Canton of Graubünden ] Standeskanzlei [State Chancellery]
• République et Canton du Jura [ Republic and Canton of Jura ] Gouvernement [Government]
• Kanton Luzern [ Canton of Lucerne ]Grosser Rat [Big Council]
• Kanton Luzern [ Canton of Lucerne ]Regierungsrat [Government Council]
• République et Canton de Neuchࢠtel [ Republic and Canton of Neuchࢠtel ] Administration Cantonale [Cantonal Administration]
• Kanton Nidwalden Regierungsrat [Government Council]
• Kanton Obwalden Regierungsrat [Government Council]
• Kanton Schaffhausen [ Canton of Schaffhausen ] Kantonale Verwaltung [Cantonal Administration]
• Kanton Schwyz [ Canton of Schwyz ]Staatskanzlei [State Chancellery]
• Kanton Solothurn [ Canton of Solothurn ] Kantonsrat [Cantonal Council]
• Kanton Solothurn [ Canton of Solothurn ] Regierungsrat [Governmental Council]
• Kanton Solothurn [ Canton of Solothurn ] Staatskanzlei [State Chancellery]
• Kanton St. Gallen [ Canton of Saint Gallen ] Staatsverwaltung [State Administration]
• Kanton Thurgau [ Canton of Thurgau ] Kantonale Verwaltung [Cantonal Administration]
• Kanton Thurgau [ Canton of Thurgau ] Staatskanzlei [State Chancellery]
• Repubblica e Cantone del Ticino [ Republic and Canton of Ticino ] Amministrazione Cantonale [Cantonal Administration]
• Kanton Uri [ Canton of Uri ] Kantonale Verwaltung [Cantonal Administration]
• Kanton Uri [ Canton of Uri ] Volkswirtschaftsdirektion [Directorate of Public Economy]
• Etat du Valais / Staat Wallis [ State of Valais ] Conseil d'Etat [State Council]
• Canton de Vaud [ Canton of Vaud ] Administration Cantonale [Cantonal Administration]
• Canton de Vaud [ Canton of Vaud ] Département de l'Economie (DEC) [Department of Economy]
• Kanton Zug [ Canton of Zug ] Kantonale Verwaltung [Cantonal Administration]
• Kanton Zug [ Canton of Zug ] Handelsregisteramt [Commercial Register Office]
• Kanton Zürich [ Canton of Zurich ]Kantonsrat [Cantonal Council]
• Kanton Zürich [ Canton of Zurich ]Staatskanzlei [State Chancellery]

Swiss Municipal Institutions

• Stadt Aarau [City of Aarau]
• Stadt Baden [City of Baden]
• Municipio di Bellinzona [Municipality of Bellinzona]
• Stadt Bern [City of Berne]
• Stadt Biel / Ville de Bienne [City of Biel]
• Ville de Crans Montana [City of Crans Montana]
• Stadt Davos [City of Davos]
• Ville de Delémont [City of Delémont]
• Stadt Frauenfeld [City of Frauenfeld]
• Ville de Genà¨ve [City of Geneva]
• Ville de Lausanne [City of Lausanne]
• Ville de Meyrin [City of Meyrin]
• Stadt Schaffhausen [City of Schaffhausen]
• Stadt Wädenswil [City of Wädenswil]
• Stadt Winterthur [City of Winterthur]
• Gemeinde Worb [Municipality of Worb]
• Stadt Zürich [City of Zurich]

Institutes

• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
  
• Institute of Federalism

Media

• Neue Zürcher Zeitung (In German)
  
• Die WochenZeitung (In German)
  
• La Tribune de Genà¨ve (In French)
  
• Le Matin (In French)
  
• 24 Heures (In French)
  
• Nouvelliste (In French)
  
• Basler Zeitung (In German)
  
• L'Agefi (In French)