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Vote results: June 5, 2016

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Voters decided on five nationwide issues on June 5: the introduction of an unconditional basic income for all; how to implement a law on prenatal genetic screening; a plan to speed up asylum procedures; a proposal to boost road finance; and the delivery of public services such as the post office and railways.

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