After an intense campaign, Swiss voters have rejected a proposal by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party to cap the country’s population at 10 million. Critics said the measure threatened economic growth and relations with the EU, while supporters argued migration levels were putting pressure on housing and resources.
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00:00 Swiss voters reject population cap initiative
02:52 Etienne Piguet, Migration Expert, University of Neuchatel
03:31 Backers say immigration strains housing, infrastructure
04:40 Reasons for Switzerland’s rapid population growth
07:05 What could be Europe’s takeaway from the Swiss referendum result?
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