Business Groups Treat Environmental No as a Closed File

ZURICH - Business umbrellas called the 69.7 percent rejection of the Environmental Responsibility Initiative a return to predictability. No canton had said yes. For exporters that had been the point: a ten-year rewrite of economic policy was off the table.

Green politicians said the instrument had failed, not the climate concern. They pointed to later ballots on tax and funds. Employers said they would fight those too, one Sunday at a time.

Carnival in the other city

In Basel the drums had already started before the last commune reported. Economy and carnival can share a date in this country. They do not share a mood. The vote night is in our Bern report.