Swiss voters to decide on SVP-backed initiative capping population at 10 million
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Rory Elliott Armstrong
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Summary
Swiss voters are set to vote on a right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) initiative called 'No to a Switzerland with 10 million!', which aims to cap the national population below 10 million until 2050. The SVP frames it as a 'sustainability initiative' arguing uncontrolled immigration strains housing, public services, and the environment. Polls suggest the measure will narrowly fail amid warnings it would harm the economy and relations with the EU.
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The country's largest party in parliament is calling it a 'sustainability initiative'
arguing that uncontrolled immigration causes an unbearable strain on housing, public services and the environment
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