Interesting question. I'll have to take a moment (some other time) to look into this more. Here's what I know without checking.
No tv ads as far as I'm aware and no debates. We usually have discussions on tv relating to topics we vote about, but not for elections. Parties get money from their members and others can contribute too of cours…
Interesting question. I'll have to take a moment (some other time) to look into this more. Here's what I know without checking.
No tv ads as far as I'm aware and no debates. We usually have discussions on tv relating to topics we vote about, but not for elections. Parties get money from their members and others can contribute too of course. But there's nowhere near as much money involved as in the US. I think I read that the party who spent most in my canton had a total budget of about USD 450.000. I've never been asked for money. And as far as I'm concerned their salaries are good enough to pay for their election campains themselves.
Not all 6000 candidates have posters up either. It's usually the top candidate(s) for each party. Or local candidates. Trying to get people to use their party list. You do see candidates handing out flyers and chocolates etc. at train stations. But that's about it.
As for the results - SVP (which I would translate as Swiss National Party - officially it's Swiss People's Party) won one seat which they stole from the EVP (Evangelical People's Party). SVP are by far the strongest party in my canton. They hold 7/16 seats.
Interesting question. I'll have to take a moment (some other time) to look into this more. Here's what I know without checking.
No tv ads as far as I'm aware and no debates. We usually have discussions on tv relating to topics we vote about, but not for elections. Parties get money from their members and others can contribute too of course. But there's nowhere near as much money involved as in the US. I think I read that the party who spent most in my canton had a total budget of about USD 450.000. I've never been asked for money. And as far as I'm concerned their salaries are good enough to pay for their election campains themselves.
Not all 6000 candidates have posters up either. It's usually the top candidate(s) for each party. Or local candidates. Trying to get people to use their party list. You do see candidates handing out flyers and chocolates etc. at train stations. But that's about it.
As for the results - SVP (which I would translate as Swiss National Party - officially it's Swiss People's Party) won one seat which they stole from the EVP (Evangelical People's Party). SVP are by far the strongest party in my canton. They hold 7/16 seats.