On June 14, Switzerland held a referendum on whether to limit its resident population to under 10 million. The results showed that 54.8% opposed the measure, while 45.2% supported it. The immigration restriction proposal pushed by the far-right People's Party was rejected.
Switzerland currently has about 9.1 million people, with foreign nationals accounting for one-quarter of the population. Supporters feared that immigration would overwhelm public services, while opponents warned that restricting immigration would force Switzerland to terminate its free movement agreement with the EU, jeopardizing its access to the EU single market. Amid ongoing tariff threats from Trump, the majority of voters chose "stability."
The referendum has passed, but the issue remains. The People's Party stated that "we will eventually have to confront this issue."
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