Swiss canton of Jura celebrates triumph through 'conviction'

Citizens and officials from canton Jura on Sunday celebrated the 50th anniversary of a historic referendum that led to the creation of Switzerland's youngest canton. Check out our selection of newsletters. Subscribe here. "Democratic reason has triumphed. The Jura struggle was won by conviction and not by coercion," declared Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider at an event at the Théâtre du Jura on Sunday. She praised the tireless efforts of everyone involved in the birth of canton Jura on January 1, 1979 after decades of struggle. +Bye bye Bern: Moutier to join canton Jura by 2026 Five years earlier, the seven districts of Jura had approved the creation of the canton in a referendum on June 23, 1974, by a narrow majority of 51.94%. Baume-Schneider also praised the generosity of the people of canton Bern, who in 1978 agreed to the departure of three districts to form part of the new canton. +Moutier: the Swiss conflict that has been ongoing for more than 200 years The ...