Today, Swiss voters voted on whether to end Switzerland’s agreement with the EU on the free movement of people.
Based on the latest vote count a majority of Swiss voters (61.69%) have rejected this initiative.
Only the cantons of Schwyz (53.36% yes), Glarus (50.47% yes), Appenzell Innerrhoden (54.29% yes) and Ticino (53.14% yes) had majorities in favour of ending Switzerland’s EU agreement on free movement.
Voters in Basel-City (74.34%), Neuchâtel (71.12%), Vaud (70.93%) and Geneva (68.98%) were most strongly against the initiative. A solid majority of voters in Zurich (65.74%) were against it too.
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