If successful, the vote would require the government to put restrictions in place to limit the population by 2050

The Swiss People's Party, with the most seats in Parliament, doesn't like immigrants and wants to limit the country to 10 million people.

Right-wing SVP proposal would limit Switzerland to 10 million residents by 2050, forcing major immigration curbs and threatening EU free-movement deals

The anti-immigration measure comes amid cost and crime concerns

The Swiss will go to the polls on Sunday to vote on whether to back a referendum that would see its population capped at 10 million.

If successful, the vote would require the government to put restrictions in place to limit the population by 2050

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The constitutional change has been pitched by a right-wing party amid concern on migration, pressure on public services and housing

Voters in Switzerland are casting final ballots on a proposal to cap the country's population at 10 million.

"If [the population] goes above 10 million, it will become tight, and immigration should be restricted," said Helen Gulea, a 58-year-old in Zurich, originally from Kenya.

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A 'yes' vote would force the government to restrict asylum, residency permits, and scrap EU deal on free movement.

A 'yes' vote would have forced the government to restrict asylum, residency permits, and scrap EU deal on free movement.

Voting closed at midday on Sunday with projections showing Swiss citizens have rejected the right-wing Swiss People's Party population cap initiative.

Swiss voters were set to reject a proposal put forward by a hard-right party to introduce a population cap of 10 million in the country, early results show.

A proposal to introduce a population cap of 10 million in the country has failed. It was put forward by a hard-right party.