Swiss voters reject 10 million population cap, early projections say

Swiss voters reject 10 million population cap, early projections say7 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleImogen FoulkesBern, SwitzerlandReutersIn the run-up to the poll, opinions on the likely outcome were dividedVoters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to limit the country's population to 10 million, early projections suggest.Not all votes have been counted, but the current trend suggests 55% of participants voted against, to 45% for.The proposal came from the right-wing Swiss People's Party, which has long campaigned on an anti-immigration platform.The divisive vote risked putting the country's free movement agreement with the European Union in jeopardy.Switzerland's population has grown rapidly since 2002, when it stood at 7.3 million.

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