People in Switzerland vote about a new rule. The rule is about neutrality. Neutrality means that the state stays out of wars. 71 percent vote no. The people want no stricter rules.
The group wants a strict and armed neutrality. Switzerland must join no groups for war. Trade bans shall be mostly forbidden. The government wants more freedom.
The party SVP and Christoph Blocher want the new rule. They say: Switzerland must stay out of all fights. They criticize trade bans against Russia.
The government and the parliament are against the rule. They want to work with other lands. Switzerland stays safe only this way. A strict rule hurts the land.