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As a leading figure in the rightwing People's Party, Blocher helped mastermind a campaign against Switzerland joining the EEA in 1992. © Keystone / Peter Klaunzer
Switzerland should keep its distance from the European Union and retain its political neutrality, according to former People's Party figurehead Christoph Blocher, who led a campaign 30 years' ago to keep the Alpine state out of the European Economic Area (EEA).
This content was published on December 2, 2022 - 20:00 December 2, 2022 - 20:00 swissinfo.ch/mga In a speech on Friday night to mark the 30th anniversary of a vote rejecting EEA membership, Blocher accused the government of never accepting the 1992 'No' vote and of trying to inch closer to the EU against the will of the people.
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