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Swiss voters reject curbs on neutrality in decisive verdict
Original: How neutral should Switzerland be? Voters deliver a decisive verdict. Supporters of the proposal, led by the right-wing
Swiss voters have delivered a decisive verdict in a referendum on how strictly the country should interpret its long-standing neutrality. The right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) had backed the proposal, arguing that Switzerland had drifted too close to the European Union and NATO, especially since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The outcome settles, for now, a debate over whether neutrality should limit cooperation with Western partners.
Why now: A national referendum on Switzerland's neutrality has just produced a clear result, touching on sensitive questions about ties to NATO and the EU amid the war in Ukraine.
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- How neutral should Switzerland be? Voters deliver a decisive verdict. Supporters of the proposal, led by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP), argued that Switzerland had moved too close to the European Union and NATO, particularly since Russia’s full-scale invasion of… · mf_newsdigest@mastodon.mediafaro.org · 4
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