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Swiss vote places right to use cash in country's constitution

2 days ago
  • #Referendum
  • #Cash
  • #Switzerland
  • Swiss voters approved a constitutional amendment to safeguard the use of Swiss franc cash.
  • 73.4% of voters supported the government's proposal, countering a similar initiative by the Swiss Freedom Movement.
  • The Swiss Freedom Movement's initiative, which collected over 100,000 signatures, secured only 46% of the vote.
  • The government argued that some of the group's proposed amendments were excessive.