Swiss sense of international duty tested

Voters in Switzerland rejected a measure to put its laws ahead of international obligations, but a third showed a right-wing belief in self-determination.

By Arete News - November 25, 2018

Swiss crowds in Bern's Federal Square (AN/John Heilprin)

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