Swiss neutrality referendum — result and aftermath
The Swiss vote on 27 September on a constitutional ban on their own sanctions. In the month before the vote, opposition rose by nine points, a court ordered the initiators to correct a sentence in a campaign newspaper costing almost four million francs, and an investigation was published into the Russian business of the company run by the initiator’s daughter. We are tracking the result, the Greens’ damages claim, the fate of the parliamentary motion against influence operations, and whether Slovak media pick up the topic.
The article that started it
Švajčiari hlasujú 27. septembra o zákaze vlastných sankcií. Blocherova iniciatíva stráca podporu aj medzi voličmi jeho strany
Odpor stúpol o deväť bodov, súd zastavil kampaňové noviny a Blocher, ktorý dal do kampane dva milióny frankov, bude v deň hlasovania v zahraničí.
What we are still watching
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The vote on 27 September took place and the result is known, including whether Italian-speaking Switzerland was the only region without majority opposition
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Christoph Blocher has commented on the result outside his own TeleBlocher programme
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The Greens have filed a damages claim against the initiative committee over the sentence in the campaign newspaper
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Parliament has decided on the Security Policy Committee’s motion to strengthen defences against foreign influence operations
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A Slovak or Czech outlet has published a standalone piece on the result of the vote or the campaign around it
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Ems-Chemie or SECO has responded to the Republik investigation into dealings with Russian companies on the sanctions list
