Switzerland Weighs World’s First Binding Population Cap Amid Backlash Against Immigration
Under the text of the initiative, the resident population must not exceed 10 million before 2050.
TL;DR
- Swiss voters are deciding on a binding national population ceiling of 10 million.
- The measure is proposed by the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) and titled 'No to a 10-Million Switzerland (Sustainability Initiative).'
- The SVP attributes housing shortages, overcrowded public transport, overstretched schools and hospitals, rising crime, and 'creeping Islamization' to uncontrolled mass immigration.
- This vote is seen as a key test of public opinion on immigration and national identity in Europe.
- The population cap aims to limit the resident population to 10 million before 2050.