Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to tighten the country’s neutrality rules, with about 70% voting against it.

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to tighten the country’s neutrality rules, with about 70% voting against it. The initiative would have defined neutrality as “perpetual and armed,” restricted cooperation with military alliances such as NATO, and allowed sanctions against countries at war only with UN Security Council approval. The result preserves Switzerland’s current approach, allowing it to cooperate on security and impose sanctions while remaining outside military alliances.