Swiss voters reject tighter neutrality rules that would have curbed NATO cooperation
Final results showed 70.1% of voters rejected the proposal, preserving the government’s ability to keep sanctions and cooperate with NATO.
- Swiss voters rejected a proposal to impose a stricter definition of the country’s neutrality, with more than two-thirds voting against it, according to referendum projections.
- The initiative would have restricted Switzerland from cooperating with NATO except in circumstances involving an attack or imminent attack.
- It also sought to limit Switzerland’s ability to adopt economic sanctions, allowing them only when approved by the United Nations.
- The Swiss People’s Party backed the initiative, arguing that Switzerland’s neutrality had been weakened by its sanctions against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
- The government and most political parties opposed the proposal, arguing that the existing framework provides flexibility for security cooperation and sanctions while maintaining Swiss neutrality.
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Final results from the Swiss government shown over 70% of voters, and a majority in all 26 of the country's regions, rejected the plan championed by a right-wing populist party.
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Switzerland rejected with 70.1% an initiative that sought to strengthen neutrality, inscribed in the Constitution of that country since 1848.
Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected an initiative to define neutrality more strictly in the constitution. 70.15% of those taking part in the federal referendum voted against it, while 29.85% supported the proposal. The initiative did not receive a majority in any of the 26 cantons. The voter turnout was 47.06%. The proposal would have enshrined in the constitution that Switzerland’s neutrality was “perpetual and armed.” It would have limit…
Swiss reject tighter neutrality rules in referendum backed by right-wing party
Swiss voters on Sunday roundly rejected a proposal to tighten their country’s neutrality, final results showed, dismissing an initiative championed by the hard-right and dubbed “pro-Russian” by opponents. While the Swiss widely embrace their neutrality, the initiative to enshrine a strict definition into the constitution exposed deep disagreement over what that neutrality entails. The proposal was rejected by 70.1 per cent of voters, according t…
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