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Voting rights

Swiss citizens aged 18 and over are entitled to vote at federal level. Half of the cantons grant the right to vote at cantonal level to Swiss citizens abroad.

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Foreign nationals only have the right to vote in cantonal and communal ballots, and only in some cantons and communes.
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