Swiss Government Rejects Initiative To Cap Population

2025-03-23 08:02:38

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) On Friday, the government outlined its arguments against a proposal by the Swiss People's Party to limit the population to 10 million. This content was published on March 22, 2025 - 13:53 3 minutes Bloomberg

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The limit would damage prosperity, economic growth and security in Switzerland, the Federal Council said in a statement on Friday and recommended that lawmakers and voters should turn down the idea.

The right-wing Swiss People's Party – which in last elections reached almost a third of seats in the lower house with an anti-immigration stance – wants to cap the population to a maximum of 10 million. Its initiative says that“uncontrolled immigration” is overwhelming the country's infrastructure and pushing up rents. The group collected more than 114,000 signatures for a limit, passing the bar for a plebiscite under Switzerland's system of direct democracy.

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