Almost CHF8 Million Spent On September Vote Campaigns

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Supporters and opponents of the two initiatives being put to a vote on September 27 have announced campaign budgets totalling CHF7.86 million ($9.75 million), the Swiss Federal Audit Office said on Friday. This content was published on August 28, 2026 - 13:12 1 minute Keystone-SDA

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Some CHF5.51 million was declared for the neutrality initiative, which seeks to enshrine stricter rules on neutrality in the Swiss constitution. The“Preserving Swiss Neutrality” committee spent CHF3.84 million to campaign in favour of the text. Opponents spent CHF1.67 million, the vast majority of which came from the cross-party“No to the Neutrality Initiative” committee.

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