Bitesize News from Sunday, October 4th, 2026
The news stories here are written for radio and designed to be read in under a minute.
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Lake Geneva steamships at risk
A majority of National Councillors want the Confederation to step in to rescue Lake Geneva's historic steamships
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Lausanne prison overcrowding meeting
A new forum in Lausanne drew more than 500 people over the weekend to debate the Lake Geneva region's record prison overcrowding
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New motorway faces opposition
Geneva and five neighbouring communes have filed legal challenges against the A412 motorway in Haute-Savoie, fearing a flood of extra traffic through Rive gauche villages once the road opens
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Process underway to find new Swiss President
Guy Parmelin's successor on the Federal Council must be chosen by December, with the UDC under pressure to put forward a woman for only the second time in a quarter-century
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Weekend Geneva protest
Around 1,500 people marched through Geneva on Saturday to demand Switzerland impose sanctions on Israel, three years after the 7 October attacks that triggered the Gaza war
