{"id":6865,"date":"2025-01-27T13:23:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T13:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equitas.site\/geneva-far-right-fails-to-ban-full-coverage-swimwear-in-public-pools\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T11:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T11:00:43","slug":"geneva-far-right-fails-to-ban-full-coverage-swimwear-in-public-pools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equitas.site\/en\/geneva-far-right-fails-to-ban-full-coverage-swimwear-in-public-pools\/","title":{"rendered":"Geneva: Far-Right Fails to Ban Full-Coverage Swimwear in Public Pools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The UDC (Swiss People&#8217;s Party), a far-right Swiss party, has failed in its attempt to ban full-coverage swimwear in Geneva&#8217;s public pools. 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