Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million
The right-wing Swiss People's Party calls the plan a "sustainability initiative", but opponents say it is a recipe for chaos.
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Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million45 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleImogen FoulkesBern, SwitzerlandReutersNo-campaign posters feature Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, warning against "breaking with Europe"Can a country put a fixed limit on its population? That is the question Switzerland will be answering on Sunday when voters go the polls to decide on a proposal to cap their population at 10 million, a move that has exposed divisions about immigration in the Alpine nation.The move is backed by the right-wing Swiss People's Party, which describes it as a "sustainability initiative" aimed at easing pressure on housing, public services and the environment.Dubbing it a "chaos initiative", the government, other political parties, business…
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