Swiss voters reject tighter neutrality rules that would have curbed NATO cooperation
Early projections showed more than two-thirds of voters rejecting a plan that would have barred most sanctions and alliance cooperation.
- 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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The Swiss have clearly rejected the proposal to strengthen neutrality rules, which would significantly limit the country's ability to cooperate with NATO and impose economic sanctions. According to initial projections, about 71 percent of voters voted against the initiative, rejecting the proposal that aimed to define in the Constitution a "permanent and armed" neutrality with much stricter rules. The initiative provided that Switzerland could n…
Around 71 percent of voters in Switzerland rejected a stricter interpretation of the country's political neutrality in the constitution in a referendum held on Sunday, Lukas Golder, co-head of the gsf.bern polling company, said on public broadcaster SRF based on preliminary results.
More than two-thirds of voters opposed the initiative.
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BTThe Swiss on Sunday rejected a bill that would block the country from cooperating with NATO.
Švicarski birači at nedjelju su velikom većinom odbacili prijedlog da se u ustav unese strože tumačenje dugogodišnje politike neutralnosti, pożyju prve projekcije resultsa referenduma. Oko 71 posto birača glasovalo je protiv inicijative, rekao je Lukas Golder, suvoditelj instituta […] Objava Švicarski birači odbacili prijedlog about strožoj neutralnosti pojavila se prvi puta on Novi list.
In Switzerland, a referendum had been held in which citizens had voted to define more strictly the country ' s neutrality.
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