EDU referendum forces vote on ESC loan in Basel
Published: Saturday, Oct 26th 2024, 11:40
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In Basel-Stadt, a vote on the 37.5 million loan for hosting the European Song Contest must be held on November 24. The Federal Democratic Union (EDU) submitted the signatures for a referendum on Saturday.
4203 signatures were submitted. A successful referendum would have required 2000 signatures. The signatures must now be certified by the State Chancellery.
The Basel Grand Council approved the loan requested by the government on September 11 by a large majority of 87 votes to 4, with 4 abstentions. The EDU launched a referendum against this - with success, as the party announced when handing over the signatures in the courtyard of Basel City Hall.
The small party had to go it alone. The SVP, for example, had backed the ESC loan. The EDU, which has hardly any presence in Basel-Stadt, had to rely on help from outside the canton when collecting signatures.
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