Swiss Election Results As predicted the conservative parties did the best in the Swiss elections.  The 46 seat house of states still has some elections that need runoffs, but the 200 seat house of representatives is decided.  In the house of representatives the most conservative, nationalistic party, The Swiss People’s party, gained the most seats … Continue reading 25 October 2015 – Update →

Today is election day in Switzerland.  As I mentioned in a previous post the campaign ads are a little less in your face here than the U.S. All we’ve seen are posters around town and flyers in the mail. Nothing on the radio or TV, although we only occasionally turn them on. Below I made … Continue reading Swiss election Ads →

We had a visitor! From Sunday October 4th until Tuesday October 6th we were busy exploring Switzerland with Dr. Rachel Levine.  Rachel was a fellow grad student, and former roommate of Melissa’s at the University of Minnesota, who recently received her doctorate in Chemical Engineering.  Being between school and a job, she took the opportunity … Continue reading Rachel’s Visit →