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"Switzerland to vote on plan to cap population at 10 million
For voters who have not yet made up their minds, a key question is how exactly a population cap would work.
Putting a hard limit on the number of residents is not a measure any other country has tried, although China, through its now abandoned one-child limit, did try to slow population growth.
The Swiss proposal says the population must not exceed 10 million before 2050, and orders the government to take measures once the figure of 9.5 million is reached.
Such plans could include limiting the number of people granted asylum in Switzerland, and ending family reunification rights for foreign workers.
If the 10 million cap were to be reached, international agreements which Switzerland has signed up to, including the EU's free movement of people, would have to be terminated.
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