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Swiss voters accept a reform of the pension system

Swiss voters narrowly accepted a reform of the pension system on Sunday September 25.

About 50.6% of voters coming out in favour of raising women’s retirement age to 65 from 64 while 55.1% endorsed an increase in value added tax (VAT), according to the official final results.

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