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Swiss reject bid to tighten neutrality rules amid debate over Russia
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About 71 percent of voters oppose initiative to impose stricter limits on neutrality.
The right-wing Swiss People’s Party has said Switzerland’s traditional position has been eroded by sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
Swiss voters on Sunday firmly rejected a proposal to enshrine stricter neutrality in the constitution, an initiative which would have largely blocked Switzerland from imposing economic sanctions and c...