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KurtHectic · 3225 days ago · link · · parent · post: Switzerland will be the first country in the world to vote on having a national wage of £1,700 a month
Same country that outlawed minarets by public plebiscite in 2009 and only gave women the vote in 1971 nationally with the last regional canton granting it in 1990. It has also voted for policies that are in direct contradiction to its international treaties like the 2014 referendum on immigration restrictions. So though there are plenty of innovative socialist ideas getting past the 100,000 petition stage to get to national referendum, there are plenty of examples of a generally conservative voter population blocking them entering into law.