Swiss voters set to reject initiative to tighten neutrality rules


FILE PHOTO: An Orqa MRM10 aircraft flies near a tank during a demonstration of drone operations in the Swiss Army in Thun, Switzerland, August 27, 2026. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo

ZURICH, ⁠Sept 27 (Reuters) - ⁠Swiss voters on ‌Sunday looked set to reject ​a proposal ⁠to adopt ⁠a more restrictive ⁠version ‌of neutrality ⁠which would have ​blocked ‌Swiss economic sanctions ⁠or ​cooperation with NATO, ⁠early projections showed.

More ​than two thirds voted against ⁠the neutrality initiative, projections by the ​government ⁠said.

(Reporting by Marleen ​Kaesebier ‌in Zurich; ​Editing by Alexandra Hudson)

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