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"Don't bury your head in the sand--get out and vote" is the message Swiss youth organisations are sending out to the under-35s ahead of October's general election.

Faced with growing apathy, campaigners are hoping to persuade at least 30 per cent of young Swiss voters to cast their ballot. Some 26 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds turned out to vote in the 1999 general election.

The "Vote Young" campaign hopes to improve the turnout this year. The umbrella group for Swiss youth organisations and the youth wings of the four main political parties launched this campaign.

Thomas Schmidt, president of the youth section of the rightwing Swiss People's Party says that the aim was to stimulate young people's interest in political life.

To propagate this idea, organisers have set up an interactivc website where...

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