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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Switzerland to vote on far-right proposal to cap population at 10 million

Electoral posters in 2020 by populist right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) calling to revise the Swiss constitution to ensure it can autonomously handle its immigration policy, the so-called
A 2020 plan to end free movement with the EU did not fare well. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

Switzerland will vote this summer on a proposal from the far-right Swiss People’s party (SVP) to limit the country’s population to 10 million, a move that would threaten key agreements with the EU and, opponents say, cripple the economy.

The government said on Wednesday the referendum on the SVP’s “No to a 10 million Switzerland” initiative, which is strongly opposed by both chambers of parliament and the business and financial services community, would be held on 10 June.

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