A sign sits in a field, on the day of the vote on a plan backed by the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) to limit population growth to 10 million inhabitants, near Hundwil, Switzerland, June 14, 2026. [Photo/Agencies]

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

The referendum is proposing a a limit of 10 million people until 2050 and has divided the country, being dubbed by some as a "Swiss Brexit".

Switzerland's upcoming referendum on capping its population at 10 million raises significant implications for immigration and EU relations.

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.…

Swiss voters will decide on Sunday whether to approve a proposal to cap the country's population at 10 million by 2050, a measure critics say could have Brexit-like consequences…

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.

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

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…

La propuesta fue formulada por el populista Unión Democrática de Centro y contempla la suspensión de los acuerdos de libre movimiento con la UE

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.

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…

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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