# Switzerland votes on country's neutrality

https://mins.news/en/video/75806

- France 24 English, 2026-09-27 08:36 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lvrgj8CCCQ

> As neutral countries including Austria and Ireland raise defence spending and deepen ties with NATO, Swiss voters are deciding in a referendum whether to place a stricter definition of the country’s centuries-old neutrality in the constitution. Critics argue that measures such as sanctions could undermine the principle.

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