‘Signatures scam’ reveals cracks in Swiss system
Once upon a time paper was seen as a guarantee of security in the Swiss voting system. Those days are over. With the so-called signatures scam, Switzerland is facing a paradigm shift. What happened? Commercial signature collectors are alleged to have forged signatures on a large scale in Switzerland. Around a dozen popular initiatives, which require at least 100,000 signatures to be validated, are suspected of having been put before voters thanks to forged signatures. An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General is underway. Читать дальше...