Swiss voters appear to reject proposal to cap population at 10 million

Far-right plan defeated in referendum, according to projection by national broadcaster SRF

Voters in Switzerland appeared on Sunday to have rejected an unprecedented far-right proposal to cap the country's population at 10 million in a divisive referendum dubbed the Swiss Brexit".

A projection by the national broadcaster SRF, which traditionally calls referendum votes, showed that about 55% of voters were against the proposal by the Swiss People's party (SVP) and about 45% were in favour.