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Swiss voters set to reject population cap in referendum
Key takeaways
- A billboard by the side of the road in Villeneuve, reading "Fed up with traffic jams!
- Swiss voters have voted down a proposed 10 million person cap to the country's population.
- The central European country is currently home to 9.1 million people and is forecast to reach that threshold by 2050.
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A billboard by the side of the road in Villeneuve, reading "Fed up with traffic jams! No Switzerland with 10 million." (Reuters: Denis Balibouse)
Swiss voters have voted down a proposed 10 million person cap to the country's population.
The central European country is currently home to 9.1 million people and is forecast to reach that threshold by 2050.
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