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The Swiss will vote Sunday on a divisive anti-immigration proposal by the hard-right Swiss People’s Party (SVP) to cap the country’s population below 10 million until 2050.

Switzerland

Who
Swiss People’s Party (SVP), critics
What
The Swiss will vote Sunday on a divisive anti-immigration proposal by the hard-right Swiss People’s Party (SVP) to cap the country’s population below 10 million until 2050.
When
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:30:59 GMT · 1h 21m ago
Where
Switzerland ·
Why
The proposal, titled “No to a Switzerland with 10 million!”, aims to limit the country's population, currently 9.1 million, below 10 million until 2050.
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Critics warn that if passed, the proposal would require drastic cuts to immigration that risk crippling swathes of the Swiss economy and its relations with the European Union, its main trading partner.

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