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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
Switzerland is holding a vote championed by the main right-wing party to cap the country’s population at 10 million, a move that could jeopardise its relations with the European Union. Final ballots were
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
cap been approved, Switzerland would have had to terminate that agreement. It is also likely that some Swiss voters were nervous about a move which could leave their country isolated in what is a very