Swiss politics is increasingly dominated by an urban-rural divide

According to Koseki, Swiss people in the area stretching from Geneva to Bern and St. Gallen increasingly share interests. Thinkstockphotos 08. Over the past 10 years, the divide between Frenchand German-speaking Switzerland has played less of a role in politics than the country's urban-rural divide. This is the conclusion of an EPFL PhD student, whose analysis brought together urbanism, voting results and big data. Switzerland has become one big metropolis connected by its train lines. The denizens of this metropolis have much in common and often vote the same way. Indeed, despite widespread perceptions, the divide between Frenchand German-speaking Switzerland has been fading gradually over the past 10 years.