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Switzerland to Vote on Capping Population at 10 Million
Voters decide this weekend whether to limit the Alpine country's population to 10 million. The measure would mark the first explicit national population cap.
Jun 12, 7:03 AM·1m read1 source
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Switzerland will hold a referendum this weekend on whether to cap its population at 10 million. The measure would establish the world's first explicit population cap if approved. 1 million since 2002.
That year Switzerland agreed to ease travel restrictions with the EU. A sign ahead of the referendum reads: “Preserve what we love”. Semafor reported that migration has become a hot-button issue in Europe.
The continent’s aging population means ever-fewer workers must support ever-more retirees. Advocates say migration can address the demographic challenge, but opponents think it is changing societies and hurting public finances, Semafor reported. The UK saw anti-immigration riots this week, and even Spain — Europe’s migration success story — has seen a rightwing populist party rise in the polls, according to Semafor.
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