About half of the Swiss voters have voted in favour of restricing immigarion in the country despite the government’s warning that the move could affect economy and relationship with the European Union (EU).
Some 50.3% voters in the country supported a proposal by the nationalist People’s Party to introduce quotas for all types of immigrants and about 49.7% voted against the plan, reported cbsnews.com citing Swiss public television SRF.
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The country introduced quotas for immigrants from eight central and eastern European nations in 2012.
The latest voting will force the Swiss government to begin a diplomatic discussion with the EU and to explain that its hands are tied by by the people’s referendum.
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