Swiss Chronicle 2003
- March, 3rd: Switzerland's team Alinghi is the first European team
to win the America's Cup
- May, 18th: Referendum on a reorganisation of the Swiss Army. The
political right opposing a reduction of the armed forces is defeated.
- June, 1st: G8 - summit at Evian (French shore of Lake Geneva). Massive
protests in Geneva.
- Summer heat and dryness for several months all over central Europe that
have not been seen for more than 50 years.
- October, 19th: Elections to the federal parliament. The populist
Swiss People's Party gains 12 seats on cost of the
Christian Democratic Party and the Free Democratic Party.
Many observers talk of a landslide turn to the right while they oversee
that the left (Social Democratic Party and Greens) gain 8 seats as well.
- December, 10th: Christoph Blocher, leader of the right-wing
Swiss People's Party is elected federal councillor (member of
Switzerland's government).
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