Swiss prepare to vote in referendum on abolishing...

2013-09-19 10

Switzerland goes to the polls this weekend to vote for the third time in two decades on whether to abolish compulsory military service.

Campaigners raised the 100,000 signatures necessary to force a referendum.

Opinion polls suggest they are likely to lose. A survey by gfs.bern for SRG SSR found that 63 percent of voters were ready to reject the initiative, with 31 percent in favour.
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