Poll Shows Swiss Evenly Split on Proposal to Cap Population at 10 Million
- A new GfS Bern survey for public broadcaster SRG shows Swiss voters are evenly split on a referendum proposal to limit the population to 10 million, with 47% in favor and 47% opposed.
- Championed by the SVP, the initiative aims to cap the permanent resident population at 10 million by 2050 and terminate Switzerland's freedom of movement accord with the European Union, citing sovereignty concerns.
- Switzerland's population recently breached the 9 million mark, with foreign nationals accounting for more than 27% of the total by 2024, fueling public concern about infrastructure pressure and resource strain.
- The Swiss government opposes the initiative, warning it will damage cooperation with the European Union and hurt the economy; business groups also caution it could jeopardize national prosperity.
- Voters will decide on the initiative on June 14, while lawmakers debate a separate Swiss-EU deal from late 2024 aimed at deepening economic integration amid uncertainty from Washington trade policies.
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Referendum on the initiative to limit the population to 10 million by 2050 and the possible tightening of immigration policy.
The first SRG trend survey results in a stalemate – with an open outcome.
According to the first SRG survey, the template is very open, the race remains contested.
Switzerland will vote on 14 June on an initiative to prevent the country’s permanent resident population from exceeding 10 million by 2050, in a referendum that has left the electorate virtually divided into two. The proposal, promoted by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP/UDC), poses one of the most important political battles in recent years around immigration, sovereignty and pressure on public services. GfS Bern’s survey for public broadcasting S…
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