the Swiss say “yes” by referendum to the law which instituted the health pass

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This victory is not a surprise, the polls giving the camp of the “yes” winner.

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In the midst of the fifth wave, the Swiss broadly approved, Sunday, November 28 in a referendum, the law that made it possible to create the health pass, at the end of a stormy election campaign, causing the police to fear new demonstrations. during the day. According to the first numerical projections of the polling institute gfs.bern, the law was accepted by 63%, with a margin of error of 3 points.

This referendum, which had been launched by the anti-pass, comes as the new Omicron variant detected by South Africa and described as “worrying” by the World Health Organization, has plunged the planet back into a state of alert.

A sign of unusual tensions in Switzerland, the police have raised a fence in front of the seat of government and Parliament in Bern, in anticipation of demonstrations during the day. The Swiss also said 61% “yes” to a popular initiative on nursing care which calls on the Confederation to guarantee a “appropriate remuneration” care benefits. A majority of the cantons must also approve it for it to pass.


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