Ahead of the population cap vote, the Swiss People’s Party claimed that foreign women are more violent than Swiss men. Is that what the statistics show?
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Ahead of the population cap vote, the right-wing Swiss People’s Party claimed on social media that foreign women are more violent than Swiss men. But is that what the official statistics show?
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June 22, 2026 - 09:16
A right-wing initiative to limit Switzerland's population to ten million is attracting above-average media attention abroad.
The initiative was voted down 55% to 45%
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