Switzerland is to hold a landmark vote on a right-wing party’s proposal to restrict the nation’s population to 10 million, amid divisions over immigration.
The proposal, put forward by the country’s largest political grouping the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), would require the government to act before the population – currently at 9.1 million – rises to the proposed 10 million upper limit.
If the vote, due to be held on June 14, is passed, the government would have to refuse entry to newcomers including asylum seekers and the families of foreign residents once the population reaches 9.5 million.
If the population hits 10 million, the government would be forced to end its free-movement agreement with the European Union (EU), which is Switzerland’s largest trading partner.
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Almost as stupid as Brexit.
Stupid right wing parties.
Am Swiss. Can confirm.
We can’t limit our population growth without cancelling the contracts with the EU. And that would be would be literal (not figurative!) economic suicide. We literally (not figuratively) cannot survive without our European friends and partners.
If this passes, that means they will have voted against taxing the rich but for this dumb shit.
Ah just cancel the economic agreement with them again, they’ll come crawling back begging for mercy.
Don’t underestimate the stubborness of the stupid. Just look at the UK. They’d rather be poor than admit they fucked up
Thats exactly why God doesnt like what we do.
So much vaccines
You wanna live 100 years?
Only Earth?
bro we doing everything wrong
Boron? More like moron…
It’s a portmanteau for “boring moron”
