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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Swiss Parliament votes “yes” to Gripen E procurement

Gripen E/FEarlier today the Council of States (Ständerat), which is one of the two chambers in the Swiss Parliament, voted “yes” with an absolute majority for the cancellation of the spending ceiling for Switzerland’s procurement of Gripen E.

The Ständerat had already voted in favour of the procurement of Gripen E – Saab’s next-generation multi-role fighter – and for a special procurement fund in March this year.

Today’s votation which passed with a clear absolute majority of 27 votes for and 17 against means the procurement has secured the necessary support in both chambers.

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