The proposal to reduce the free movement of European citizens will be rejected in the referendum in Switzerland, according to the first figures



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The first projections and partial data on the Swiss referendum on the free movement of European citizens in Switzerland indicate that voters have chosen a large majority – about 60 percent – to maintain the current rules, without imposing new restrictions. The Central Democratic Union, the radical right-wing party that had proposed the referendum, has already spoken of a defeat.

The Central Democratic Union, the right-wing party that controls the largest number of seats in the National Council, the Swiss lower house, has been insisting for several years on the need to impose quotas for European citizens who choose to live and work in Switzerland. . In the event of a Yes victory, the so-called “guillotine clause” would have been activated, which would have canceled several agreements between Switzerland and the European Union, with great and serious consequences on Switzerland’s ability to access the European common market and have a de facto system of open borders with neighboring states.

Paolo Gentiloni, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs, spoke of the referendum, defining the vote as “a beautiful democratic and European Sunday in the country of referendums.”



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