When I used to work for Credit Suisse it was always funny to listen to the French and German speakers always blaming each other for the latest racist referendum and then agreeing that it was probably the fault of hillbillies with names that ended in "li" and "le"
Dan Davies
Les jeux sont faits: Thanks to urban municipalities and french speaking regions, Switzerland says NO to the far-right proposal demanding to cap the population at 10 million inhabitants.
Reto Mitteregger
First estimates predict a very narrow no: Swiss voters will likely but very narrowly reject the far-right proposal demanding to cap the population at 10 million, according to first tentative predictions.
Reto Mitteregger
Only 2 days until Switzerland's probably most important direct democratic vote in (at least) a decade: Will Switzerland cap its population at 10 million and terminate bilateral EU treaties?
Not only has media coverage been very high, but turnout numbers indicate the highest turnout in >30 years.
Reto Mitteregger
Ultimately, the vote will be decided by mobilization patterns. Many cities (which will lean towards a no) update turnout numbers regularly:
Zürich: www.stadt-zuerich.ch/de/aktuell/n...
Basel: data.bs.ch/explore/data...
Bern: www.bern.ch/themen/stadt...
Urnengang vom 14. Juni 2026: Die Stimmbeteiligung der brieflichen Stimmabgabe beträgt derzeit 17,7 Prozent.
