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

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

Swiss ministers fear an initiative to cap Switzerland’s population could harm the country

Swiss voters will decide Sunday on an SVP-backed cap on population growth, which polls suggest will narrowly fail amid warnings it would harm the economy and EU relations.…

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.

GENEVA (AP) — Voters in Switzerland are casting final ballots Sunday on an initiative championed by the top right-wing party to cap the rich Alpine country's population at 10…

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

GENEVA: The Swiss appeared Sunday to have voted down a divisive anti-immigration proposal to cap the country's population, according to initial projections from the gfs.bern…

Switzerland on Sunday rejected a proposal to cap its population at 10 million as voters prioritized economic stability and ties with the European Union over worries immigration…

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.

Switzerland has said no to capping its population at ten million, following a crunch vote on limiting migration into the European country.

Right-wing and anti-immigration groups claim the country’s rapidly rising population is causing overcrowding and straining resources

Switzerland looks set to reject a cap on its 10 million population by 2025 by 54 per cent

(Bloomberg) -- Switzerland looks set to reject capping its population at 10 million people, a radical proposal that would have marked an escalation in efforts by wealthy nations…

Early projections indicate Swiss voters have rejected a hard-right proposal to cap the country’s population, averting a potential economic and diplomatic crisis with the EU.

Initial results Sunday showed Swiss voters rejected a measure to cap the country's population. The right-wing Swiss People's Party, the...

Warnings of economic fallout likened to Brexit discouraged support for the referendum which would cap Switzerland’s population.

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