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Switzerland referendum rejects putting Swiss laws first
By EUobserver
Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to give domestic law precedence over international law and treaties. Some 66 percent of voters and all of the country's 26 cantons voted on Sunday against the "Swiss law, not foreign judges" measure, which critics said could affect the country's global standing and hurt its economy. The result is seen as a blow to the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP), which put it forward.