Ice cream vendor was denied Swiss citizenship in 2015 because he didn’t know bears and wolves shared an enclosure at the zoo. That decision has been overturned.
A news release from the Federal Tribunal this week did not name the man, described only as an Italian national in his 50s. ADOften, the decision hinges on whether the person petitioning for citizenship is judged to be Swiss enough — a question that quickly gets into dicey territory. ADAs part of the process, both had to take a citizenship exam to demonstrate how much they knew about Swiss culture. As the Local Switzerland has reported, the country is broken up into cantons, roughly the equivalent of U.S. states, and each offers its own highly specific version of the test. As Radiolab reported, townspeople saw Holten’s activism as an attack on Swiss traditions, and they repeatedly voted to reject her.
Source: Washington Post January 29, 2020 11:26 UTC
