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Neutrality Initiative
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- 1Swiss voters reject initiative to tighten neutrality rules●The Swiss on Sunday unsurprisingly swept aside a popular initiative aimed at strengthening the country's neutrality, a t
Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a popular initiative that would have strengthened the country's neutrality, according to initial exit poll projections. The text was championed by the nationalist right and had been labeled pro-Russian by its opponents, who argued it would distance Switzerland from Western partners. The outcome was widely expected by observers ahead of the vote.