{"id":14053,"date":"2026-06-14T15:22:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T15:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=14053"},"modified":"2026-06-14T15:22:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T15:22:52","slug":"early-results-on-swiss-brexit-indicate-defeat-of-measure-that-would-cap-population-at-10-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=14053","title":{"rendered":"Early results on &#8220;Swiss Brexit&#8221; indicate defeat of measure that would cap population at 10 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Voters in Switzerland have cast their final ballots on Sunday on an initiative championed by the top right-wing party to cap the rich Alpine country&#8217;s population at 10 million. Early results showed Swiss voters were leaning against it.<\/p>\n<p>The populist Swiss People&#8217;s Party, which has the most seats in parliament, has stirred up and fostered anti-migration sentiment over the years, notably about an influx of workers from the neighboring European Union.<\/p>\n<p>Some have dubbed the proposal a &#8220;Swiss Brexit&#8221; because it could jeopardize Switzerland&#8217;s deep ties to the European Union anchored by deals that foster economic growth, cultural ties and cross-border travel, among other things. Switzerland is not one of the EU&#8217;s 27 member states, but it is all but surrounded by four of them<\/p>\n<p>Recent polling from the gfs.bern agency suggested that it could be a close contest.<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary results shared by the federal government showed that nearly 53% of voters rejected the proposal, with nationwide turnout exceeding 57%. Results were still pending from many of Switzerland&#8217;s 26 cantons.<\/p>\n<p>The number of people living in Switzerland has soared by nearly one-quarter over the last generation, and foreigners today make up nearly one-third of the population.<\/p>\n<p>Critics say the boom in migration has brought foreign labor and skills to sectors such as healthcare, finance, pharmaceuticals, and technology.<\/p>\n<p>The right-wing party put forward the &#8220;sustainability initiative&#8221; measure, saying Swiss infrastructure, housing, social programs, natural resources and way of life have been strained by the spike in demographic growth.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government, Parliament and EconomieSuisse, a major business association, oppose the idea.<\/p>\n<p>In Geneva, Switzerland&#8217;s second-largest city and a hub of U.N. institutions and humanitarian groups, early results showed about two-thirds of voters in the region opposed the measure.<\/p>\n<p>Geneva will be hosting the G7 economic summit this week, welcoming U.S. President Trump among other world leaders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Maria Lalu, a former diplomatic mission worker from the Philippines who arrived in Switzerland in the early 1980s, said she supported the proposal. &#8220;I have nothing against immigration. I also am a stranger,&#8221; she said after casting her vote, adding that she wants immigration to be more orderly.<\/p>\n<p>Schoolteacher Natascha Robert said she voted against the bid, expressing concern that approval could hurt Switzerland&#8217;s relationship with the EU. She also said Switzerland&#8217;s growing diversity is an asset.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think people always have something to bring us,&#8221; she said outside a polling station in the central Paquis neighborhood, emphasizing that she was born in Switzerland to two Swiss parents. &#8220;Does that mean that we have more foreigners, I feel less Swiss? Really, not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Swiss democracy gives voters a direct say in policymaking through referendums typically held four times a year. Most ballots are cast through the mail, and in-person voting ends at noon local time on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>A &#8220;yes&#8221; vote would require the Swiss government to take action to cap the population by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>If the population reaches 9.5 million before then, the government would be forced to restrict asylum, family reunification and residency permits, and may have to scrap Switzerland&#8217;s EU deal on the free movement of people.<\/p>\n<p>The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has reported that Switzerland had a foreign-born population of 32% as of 2024, behind only Luxembourg and Australia among the group&#8217;s 38 member countries.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\">International migration<\/span> has long been a sensitive issue in Europe, as nations grapple with an aging population and increasing anti-foreigner sentiment. While that sentiment in other European countries centers on migrants from the developing world, most foreigners in Switzerland are Europeans.<\/p>\n<p>Since Switzerland and the EU eased restrictions on citizens living and working across their borders in 2002, the Swiss population has grown by 23%, to 9.1 million as of the end of last year. Economic output has also increased, up 24% over the same period, government data show.<\/p>\n<p>Swiss voters have repeatedly tackled the immigration issue over the last half-century. Only one such referendum \u2014 &#8220;Against mass immigration&#8221; in 2014 \u2014 narrowly passed, after campaigners stoked fears about overpopulation and rising numbers of Muslims in the country.<\/p>\n<p>While many countries have limits on immigration, none has ever voted to limit its population, Swiss experts say.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><br \/>\n    <\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; 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