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The Juso want public transport in Zurich to be freely accessible, the city council considers the demand to be illegal.
Photo: Urs Jaudas
This socialist dream burst early.
The city of Zurich’s Juso successfully submitted the “Free public transport for Zurich” initiative in the spring. This wants trams, buses and trains to be free for everyone in the city of Zurich. It’s good for the climate, it’s good for people with little money.
But now the city council is requesting the initiative to be declared invalid, according to a communication on Wednesday. The city council argues that the initiative cannot be implemented. Because the demand violates higher-level legal principles. And that in three ways.
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