作者：Bastian Benrath-Wright瑞士选民否决了将更严格的中立原则写入宪法的提案，从而保留了政府灵活解释中立原则以及维持对俄罗斯制裁的自由。
By Bastian Benrath-Wright Swiss voters rejected a bid to enshrine stricter neutrality in the constitution, preserving the government’s freedom to interpret the doctrine flexibly and maintain sanctions against Russia.
根据周日政府公布的初步计票结果，该提案仅获得约31%的支持率，69%的选民投了反对票，当时计票工作仍在进行中。这一结果与最终民调大致相符。
The initiative received about 31% support, with 69% voting against it, according to early government results on Sunday as ballots were still being counted. The outcome broadly matched final polls.
该提案本将宣布瑞士的中立地位是“永恒且武装的”，禁止该国加入军事联盟，并阻止其实施未经联合国批准的制裁。
The proposal would have declared Switzerland’s neutrality “eternal and armed,” barred the country from joining military alliances and prevented it from imposing sanctions not approved by the United Nations.
这项倡议是对瑞士在2022年俄罗斯入侵乌克兰后决定跟随欧盟对俄实施制裁的回应。支持者认为此举违背了国家的中立原则——莫斯科也持此观点，并敦促瑞士选民支持该提案。
The initiative was a response to Switzerland’s decision to mirror European Union sanctions against Russia following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Supporters argued that the move breached the country’s neutrality — a view echoed by Moscow, which urged Swiss voters to back the proposal.
政府、议会以及除右翼瑞士人民党（SVP）外的所有主要政党均反对该倡议。亿万富翁、前瑞士人民党领袖克里斯托夫·布洛赫（Christoph Blocher）花费了200万瑞士法郎（240万美元）为其竞选。
The government, parliament and all major parties except the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, or SVP, opposed the initiative. Billionaire former SVP leader Christoph Blocher spent 2 million francs ($2.4 million) campaigning for it.
这次投票并非对中立原则本身的裁决，该原则仍广受支持。相反，它保留了政府务实应用该原则的能力，而不是通过更严格的宪法规则将其束缚。
The vote wasn’t a verdict on neutrality itself, which remains widely supported. Instead, it preserves the government’s ability to apply the doctrine pragmatically rather than bind it via stricter constitutional rules.
这是今年瑞士人民党支持的第二项被选民否决的倡议。今年6月，选民否决了一项将瑞士人口上限设定为1000万的提案。在该国的直接民主制度下，选民每年最多可被召集投票四次。在周日的另一项投票中，选民还否决了一项增加本地食品生产的计划。该提案本将间接减少国内肉类生产，仅获得24%的支持率。
It’s the second SVP-backed initiative voters have rejected this year. In June, they turned down a proposal to cap Switzerland’s population at 10 million. Under the country’s system of direct democracy, voters can be called to the polls up to four times a year In a separate ballot on Sunday, voters also rejected a plan to produce more food locally. The proposal, which would have indirectly reduced domestic meat production, received just 24% support.