Plus de 54% des votants se sont opposés à l’idée, portée par la droite radicale, de plafonner la population du pays.

The Swiss appeared Sunday to have voted down a divisive anti-immigration proposal to cap the country's population, early projections showed.

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.

ÉDITORIAL. Les citoyens ont refusé de limiter la population étrangère en Suisse comme le demandait l’initiative «Pas de Suisse à 10 millions» de l’UDC, recette à l’évidence trop…

Les Suisses votent dimanche 14 juin sur une initiative portée par un parti d'extrême droite visant à limiter la population du pays à 10 millions d’habitants.

D'après les sondages, les Suisses auraient rejeté ce dimanche une initiative anti-immigration proposant de limiter la population du pays à 10 millions d'habitants.

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…

Las proyecciones del resultado de la consulta muestran un 55% de votos contra la iniciativa antiinmigración

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

Initial projections shorly after polls closed indicated around 55% opposition to the 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.

The referendum had put businesses on edge due to concerns it could lead to the end of free movement of labor between Switzerland and the EU.

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

Les Suisses ont rejeté à plus de 54% la solution proposée par l’UDC pour freiner la croissance démographique. Mais derrière le soulagement des vainqueurs se cache une autre…

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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