Swiss voters reject initiative to cap population, latest in a string of far-right anti-immigration proposals

The bill was rejected by 54.8% of voters, as well as by a majority of the cantons. However, it underscores the ability of the nationalist and populist Swiss People's Party to keep its ideas at the center of political debate.

Swiss reject right-wing's bid to cap population at 10 million, early results show

Nearly 55% of voters in Switzerland rejected an initiative championed by the top right-wing party to cap the rich Alpine country's population at 10 million, early results showed.

By The Associated Press

Swiss reject proposal to cap population at 10 million

Voters in Switzerland on Sunday narrowly rejected a divisive anti-immigration proposal to cap the country's population, which had sparked warnings of "chaos". Nearly 55 percent of Swiss voters rejected the initiative put forward by the hard-right Swiss People's Party (SVP), which sought to stop the Alpine nation's population -- currently 9.1 million -- going above 10 million before 2050.

By FRANCE24

Swiss voters reject population cap as Malta faces faster growth and higher population density

Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to cap their country’s population at 10 million, with most of the arguments made during the campaign being identical to those increasingly being made in Malta. In Sunday’s referendum, 54.8% of Swiss voters rejected the ‘Sustainability Initiative’, which proposed measures aimed at preventing Switzerland’s population from exceeding 10 million … Continued

By The Shift Team

Switzerland rejects population cap in referendum, avoiding EU clash

The Swiss population already stands at 9.1 million and has grown far more quickly than in the surrounding EU

By John Revill and David Graham

Switzerland rejects proposal to cap population at 10 million

The present population isn't too far off their proposed limit, having risen by almost 2 million this century to 9.1 million.

Swiss voters reject capping population size

The initiative was voted down 55% to 45%

By Peter Weber, The Week US

Switzerland rejects anti-immigration proposal capping population at 10m

Nearly 55% of Swiss voters rejected the “No to a Switzerland with 10 million!” initiative.

Swiss voters reject 10 million population cap

Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to limit the country's population to 10 million.

By Abubakar Ibrahim