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Swiss Voters Evenly Split on 10-Million Population Cap Referendum

5/8/2026

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A GfS Bern poll for SRG finds Swiss voters evenly split on the 10-million-population limit referendum.
The referendum, set for June 14 to cap residents at 10 million and end the EU free-movement pact, was surveyed among 19,728 respondents (April 20-May 3) with a ±2.8 pp margin, showing the split.
The federal government says the initiative would damage EU cooperation, hurt the economy, and foreign nationals already represent over 27 % of Switzerland’s 9-million-plus population.

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A GfS Bern poll for SRG finds Swiss voters evenly split on the 10-million-population limit referendum.
The referendum, set for June 14 to cap residents at 10 million and end the EU free-movement pact, was surveyed among 19,728 respondents (April 20-May 3) with a ±2.8 pp margin, showing the split.
The federal government says the initiative would damage EU cooperation, hurt the economy, and foreign nationals already represent over 27 % of Switzerland’s 9-million-plus population.