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Switzerland: triggers referendum against F-35 aircraft

All signatures collected, now Swiss authorities will set date for vote

Peace activists have collected more than 100,000 signatures needed to trigger a national referendum asking Swiss citizens whether or not they will endorse the Swiss government's decision to buy 36 F-35 fighter-bomber planes produced by US defense group Lockheed Martin. A deal worth 6.1 billion dollars and on which Bern has until March 2023 to sign the contract.Collecting signatures requires the Swiss...

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Bern, Switzerland, 08/25/2022 10:56
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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