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Swiss right-wing party to call referendum in bid to block climate change law

Swiss People's Party (SVP) newly elected President Marco Chiesa delivers a speech during a party meeting in Brugg Windisch, Switzerland August 22, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann - RC21JI9K5T0X

Switzerland's right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) will within a few days call a referendum aimed at blocking a draft law to cut greenhouse gas emissions, party officials said.

The SVP, a member of the ruling coalition in Bern, is campaigning against the law to make Switzerland carbon-neutral by 2050 but has so far failed to attract backing from other parties.

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