Geopolitik: Prognose: Schweiz stimmt gegen striktere Neutralität
SRF-Prognosen zufolge stimmten 71 Prozent gegen die Initiative. Diese wurde von der rechtskonservativen Schweizerischen Volkspartei (SVP) um den Politiker Christoph Blocher ins Leben gerufen.
Swiss voters are expected to reject on Sunday an initiative to tighten the country's traditional neutrality, according to SRF forecasts. The referendum proposal aimed to constitutionally prohibit the adoption of economic sanctions and cooperation with military alliances like NATO. The Swiss government and most political parties had opposed the plan, which was anticipated to fail.
The initiative was launched by the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) under the leadership of influential politician Christoph Blocher, who invested nearly four million Swiss francs from his private fortune into the campaign. The impetus for the push was Switzerland's decision following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 to join European Union sanctions against Moscow.
Blocher argued that this could compromise the neutrality of the country, stating that Swiss neutrality must be constant, armed, and comprehensive to remain credible.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
- Schweiz: Deutliche Mehrheit stimmt gegen „Neutralitätsinitiative“ handelsblatt.com
