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Far-right AfD leader vows to campaign for Brexit-style EU exit vote in Germany
(www.theguardian.com)
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Simply not true, historically. Switzerland has long been a cultural and ethnic crossroads between France, Italy, and Germany, which is why their official languages are French, Italian, German, and Romansh (a regional language).
This lie was, however, commonly repeated by the Nazis to try and justify an invasion on nationalist grounds.