Would Switzerland say no to Europe?

It has been 25 years since the Swiss shocked Europe by saying no to membership of the continent’s single market, the European Economic Area.

But what were the for and against arguments in the final weeks of the campaign, which ended in a “no” vote on December 6, 1992?

In this report from the archives of Swiss Radio International – the predecessor of swissinfo.ch– journalist Peter Capella hears from some of the main protagonistsincluding rightwing politician Christoph Blocher, whose popularity would soar after the vote.