2018 in Switzerland

Events in the year 2018 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• President of the Swiss Confederation: Alain Berset
• President of the National Council: Dominique de Buman
• President of the Swiss Council of States: Karin Keller-Sutter

Events

• 23 September – The Canton of St Gallen become the second canton in Switzerland to vote in favor of a ban on facial coverings in public with two-thirds casting a ballot in favor.

Sports

• 9 to 25 February – Switzerland participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, with 166 competitors in 14 sports

• 9 to 18 March – Switzerland participated at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea

Deaths

• 9 January – Kurt Thalmann, footballer (b. 1931)
• 10 January – Urs Fankhauser, rower (b. 1943)
• 16 January – Wilhelm Melliger, equestrian (b. 1953)
• 1 March – Luigi Taveri, motorcycle road racer (b. 1929)
• 19 March – Jürg Laederach, writer (b. 1945)
• 24 March – Lys Assia, singer (b. 1924)
• 4 May – Alexander Tschäppät, politician (b. 1952)
• 19 May – Ernst Sieber, pastor (b. 1927)
• 6 July – Gilbert Facchinetti, entrepreneur and football executive, President of Neuchâtel Xamax (b. 1936).

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