SwitzerlandHistoire suisse 36 · Swiss history
How did the people and the cantons vote in December 1992 on joining the European Economic Area (Espace économique européen, EEE)?
In the exam (French)
Comment le peuple et les cantons ont-ils voté en décembre 1992 sur l'adhésion à l'Espace économique européen (EEE) ?
- aThe people and the cantons accepted it.Le peuple et les cantons l'ont acceptée.
- bThe people and the cantons rejected it.Le peuple et les cantons l'ont refusée.Correct answer
- cThe people accepted it, the cantons rejected it.Le peuple l'a acceptée, les cantons l'ont refusée.
- dThe people rejected it, the cantons accepted it.Le peuple l'a refusée, les cantons l'ont acceptée.
Why?
On 6 December 1992, about 50.3% of voters and a clear majority of the cantons said no to the EEA. The French-speaking cantons (cantons romands), however, had voted yes. Switzerland then chose the path of bilateral agreements with the EU.
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