Young SVP takes up referendum against ESC loan in Zurich
Published: Tuesday, Jul 9th 2024, 17:50
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Following the EDU Switzerland's nationwide threat of a referendum against all loans for venues for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), the Junge SVP in Zurich is getting serious: it is launching a referendum against the city's 20 million euro loan.
This was announced by the Young Party in a communiqué on Tuesday evening. It argues that the loan for "such a controversial major event" is in no way justified. It is disconcerting that public funds are supporting an event that is being misused for political statements.
The Young SVP cites the introduction of a third gender and "blatant anti-Semitism". At the ESC in Malmö, anti-Semitism and discrimination were tolerated without reflection. The Young SVP is taking the referendum in order to "strengthen our understanding of a free and tolerant society" and to protect the standing of the city of Zurich.
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