Swiss reject tighter neutrality rules in referendum backed by right-wing populist party

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Swiss voters on Sunday roundly rejected a proposal to tighten their country’s neutrality, final results showed, dismissing an initiative championed by the hard-right and dubbed “pro-Russian” by opponents.While the Swiss widely embrace their neutrality, the initiative to enshrine a strict definition into the constitution exposed deep disagreement over what that neutrality entails.The proposal was rejected by 70.1 per cent of voters, according to the final results.“This result is not a vote...