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 […]
Moutier – Swiss town to vote on breaking away again
Over the years some in the mainly French-speaking town of Moutier have tried to have the town removed from the canton of Bern and added to the canton of Jura, a movement dubbed “Mouxit”. In Switzerland, changing cantons is a big deal. Many things, such as tax rates, health systems, education systems and official languages […]