Switzerland. Canton Bern. Billboard for local political election in Bern. A campaign by DLSSLP party with a swiss flag and written words " Democracy is dead. A quarter of the population is not allowed to vote " ( Die demokratie is tot. Ein Viertel der Bevölkerung darf nicht mitbestimmen). A cyclist with an helmet rides his bicycle on the asphalt road. A woman walks on the side walk. The flag of Switzerland displays a white cross in the centre of a square red field. The white cross is known as the Swiss cross. Bern is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to by the Swiss as their "federal city". Bern is the capital of the canton of Bern, the second-most populous of Switzerland's cantons. 4.11.2020 © 2020 Didier Ruef