Swiss voters reject proposal to strengthen country’s neutrality

An electoral poster reading ‘No war, Yes to Swiss neutrality’ is posted along a road in Epagny, Switzerland, on 25 September 2026 - (AP)

Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal championed by a populist party to strengthen the country’s vaunted neutrality.

Official figures published by the government showed 70 per cent of voters, as well as majorities across all 26 of the country’s regions, turned down the measure.