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Swiss People's Party politician Christoph Blocher, speaking in Be in 1998

(Keystone)

But what were the for and against arguments in the final weeks of the campaign, which ended in a “no” vote on December 6, 1992?

In this report from the archives of Swiss Radio Inteational – the predecessor of swissinfo.ch – joualist Peter Capella hears from some of the main protagonists including rightwing politician Christoph Blocher, whose popularity would soar after the vote.

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