ocr: Switzerland is a federal democratic republic with 26 autonomous cantons. Main Political Issues Hard drugs Public anxiety has been growing over the rise in drug- related crime; Zurich, where most addicts and dealers congregate, has one of1 the biggest open drug scenes in Europe. The federal govemment decided to act in 1994, after the marginal nght-wing SVP gained seats on Zurich's council. To the dismay of civil rights activists, tough new measures limiting the rights of asylum seekers were introduced. The aim was to make it harder for drug dealers from the former Yugoslaviat to do business in ...
