INQUIRER.net: Neutral Austria decides to keep military draft

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Neutral Austria decides to keep military draft Jan 20th 2013, 23:09 VIENNA—Austrians opted by a large margin Sunday to retain military conscription, bucking a European trend since the end of the Cold War of scrapping the draft.   A total of 59.8 percent opted in a referendum to keep a system that sees 22,000 men drafted every year for six months over a volunteer-only army, preliminary results showed.   The result is a blow to the Social Democrats (SPOe) of Chancellor Werner Faymann, which supported scrapping conscription, ahead of elections due in October.   Out of Austria's nine states only the capital Vienna voted the way Faymann wanted. Final results were not expected until Monday afternoon.   Faymann ... Keep on reading: Neutral Austria decides to keep military draft Media files: austria.jpg (image/jpeg)

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