3 resultsfor “Swiss population cap referendum results”
result of ballot on capping population at 10 million A national ballot on an unprecedented far-right proposal to [limit Switzerland’s population to 10 million](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/12/switzerland-to-vote-on-far-right-proposal-to-cap-population-at-10-million) concludes this weekend, amid warnings
cap their population at 10 million. The move is backed by the right-wing Swiss People's Party, which describes it as a "sustainability initiative" aimed at easing pressure on housing, public services
Results of the vote are expected to begin coming in at about midday (10:00 GMT). Recent polling from the gfs.bern agency suggested it could be a close contest. If the population reaches 9.5 million