Switzerland: After rapid population growth, right-wing party supports cap vote

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Swiss voters head to the ballot box Sunday on two contentious measures: a proposal to cap the country's population through immigration restrictions, and another to tighten access to conscientious objection for military service. The population-cap initiative has drawn support from the right-wing Swiss People's Party, which has seized on rapid demographic growth as a political wedge. The referendums pit immigration hawks against advocates for open borders and individual liberty, core tensions reshaping Swiss politics.