The development of bike lanes will enshrine in the Swiss Constitution

The development of bike lanes will enshrine in the Swiss Constitution

The citizens of Switzerland voted in favor of amending the Constitution, which enshrines the development of a network of Bicycle paths in the country. This is evidenced by the results of the national referendum, which was held in the country on September 23.

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So, in favor of the amendments on the bike path in favor of 73.6% of voters, against 26.4 per cent, said in a statement on the website of the government of the Confederation.

However, the referendum rejected the initiatives to strengthen control over imported foreign agricultural products and the prohibition of the use of GMOs for production of food (61.3 per cent against 38.7 per cent for).

Support is not found and the intention of the authorities to promote food sovereignty and support local producers (and 68.4% against 31.6% were for). Opponents of these reforms fear that they may lead to higher food prices.

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