Swiss parliament votes to ban extremist symbols and gestures

Swiss lawmakers have voted in favour of banning the display of extremist and racist symbols, starting with those of a Nazi nature. The National Council lower house of parliament on Wednesday voted by 133 to 38 in favour of banning the public use of racist, violence-promoting and extremist symbols, such as Nazi symbols.Switzerland, which stayed neutral during World War II, has come under pressure to fall in line with a number of other European countries in banning Nazi symbols.Full bans are in pl