The result comes as no surprise: in the referendum held in Switzerland on Sunday, neither the planned extension of compulsory national service to women nor the introduction of a tax on very large inheritances and gifts received a majority. According to the afternoon count, the compulsory national service proposal did not even achieve 20 per cent support in most cantons.
Both initiatives would have entailed far-reaching changes, but had already been widely criticised in the run-up to the vote.
