SwitzerlandDémocratie et fédéralisme 24 · Democracy and federalism
In the National Council election, what does "panacher" mean?
In the exam (French)
Que veut dire « panacher » lors de l'élection du Conseil national ?
- aAdding candidates from other lists to your ballot paper.Ajouter sur son bulletin des candidats d'autres listes.Correct answer
- bVoting by post rather than at the polling station.Voter par correspondance plutôt qu'au local de vote.
- cDeliberately putting a blank ballot paper in the ballot box.Glisser exprès un bulletin vide dans l'urne.
- dWriting the same name twice on your ballot paper.Écrire deux fois le même nom sur son bulletin.
Why?
To "panacher" means writing on your list the names of candidates who appear on other parties' lists. This way you can vote for people from different parties.
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