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Swiss voters projected to reject population cap proposal
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- Swiss voters were set to reject a proposal put forward by a hard-right party to introduce a population cap of 10 million in the country, early results show.
- Preliminary projections by national broadcaster SRF have indicated that the proposal is rejected by some 55% as against 45% in favor.
- Under Switzerland's direct democracy system, referendums are mostly binding in their effect.
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Swiss voters were set to reject a proposal put forward by a hard-right party to introduce a population cap of 10 million in the country, early results show.
https://p.dw.com/p/5FMh YThis poster calls for a 'No 10-million Switzerland' Image: Anton Geisser/Geisser/IMAGOAdvertisement Voters in Switzerland were on Sunday deciding the fate of a proposal to cap the Alpine nation's population at 10 million by 2050.
Preliminary projections by national broadcaster SRF have indicated that the proposal is rejected by some 55% as against 45% in favor.
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