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Austrians to vote on abolishing military service

By REUTERS

AUGUST 28, 2012 16:31

VIENNA - Austrians will vote in January on whether they want to abolish military service, an issue which has divided the ruling coalition, officials said on Tuesday.

The center-left Social Democrats (SPO) and the center-right People's Party (OVP) have argued for two years over the future of the neutral country's military, with the SPO lobbying for a professional army and the OVP insisting on keeping the draft.

The parties have now agreed to put the issue to voters in a referendum, the outcome of which is hard to predict.

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