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Voters to have final say on fighter jets

This content was published on Jun 8, 2009 The group, Switzerland without an Army, handed in 107,000 signatures to the federal authorities on Monday. Under the Swiss system of direct democracy, any person or group can propose new legislation by gathering 100,000 signatures from eligible voters. Campaigners, including the centre-left Social Democrats, argue that the acquisition of new fighter aircraft to replace 54…