Key facts
- Swiss voters rejected a proposal to cap the nation's population at 10 million.
- The referendum result preserves the free movement of labor between Switzerland and the European Union.
- Approximately 55% of voters opposed the population cap initiative.
- Concerns about economic stability and EU relations influenced the outcome.
Switzerland's voters have rejected a proposal to cap the nation's population at 10 million, a decision that preserves the country's free movement agreement with the European Union. Projections indicated that approximately 55% of voters opposed the initiative, while 45% supported it. The proposal, championed by the right-wing Swiss People's Party, had stipulated that if the population exceeded 10 million for two consecutive years, Switzerland would be required to end its labor mobility agreement with the EU, its primary trading partner.