Today, a majority of voters in Moutier, a municipality in the canton of Bern voted to break away from Bern and become part of the canton of Jura, Switzerland’s newest canton, which was carved out of the canton of Bern in 1979. Voter turnout was high (89%) in Moutier today. 2,114 (55%) voters versus 1,740 […]
Break-away Swiss town likely to revote
After the town’s current administration declared the 2017 vote result, dubbed “Mouxit”, invalid last week, a tripartite gathering of town leaders and representatives from the cantons of Bern and Jura, convened to look into the issue, according to RTS. Last week, the 18 June 2017 referendum result was deemed invalid based on allegations including propaganda, […]
Swiss town’s decision to change canton shows Switzerland’s complexity
Moutier, a largely French-speaking Swiss town of around 7,000 people, has voted to leave the canton of Bern and become part of the canton of Jura. Last Sunday, 51.7% of the nearly 90% of voters casting a ballot, voted to leave Bern and join Jura. Moutier is a commune in one of four districts that decided to remain […]