A debacle for the Xenophobes

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Series Details 2.6.08
Publication Date 02/06/2008
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The right-wing SVP wanted to flex its muscles in a weekend referendum on immigration in Switzerland. Instead, the party's dramatic failure shows just how badly SVP figurehead Christoph Blocker miscalculated. The party could now be facing a slide to insignificance.

Source Link http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,557089,00.html
Related Links
BBC News, 1.6.08: Swiss reject new citizenship rule http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7429728.stm
Wikipedia: Swiss referendum, June 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_referendum,_June_2008
Deutsche Welle, 1.6.08: Swiss Reject Tougher Citizenship Rules for Foreigners http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3377983,00.html

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