The far right Swiss People’s Party, the country’s largest, is behind a push to limit the number of inhabitants to 10 million that will probably be on the ballot from 2026.

Switzerland is scrambling to keep a lid on immigration from its top trade partner, the European Union, as a jobs boom powered ...

A common belief about Switzerland is that the locals don't care much for foreigners. But how much truth is there to it?

Eager to quell calls for population curbs, Switzerland has sought a so-called "protection clause" in its EU agreement that ...

Capitalizing on those worries, the biggest group in the lower house of parliament, the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP), has launched a referendum campaign to stop the population reaching 10 ...

The forerunner of the People's Party represented "farmers, traders and Swiss citizens" from rural areas. At the end of the First World War it grew into an opposition movement against the Radicals ...

Underpinning government concerns is a drive by the biggest group in the lower house of parliament, the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP), to enshrine population curbs in law. The SVP says ...

(Bloomberg) -- A right-wing campaign to cap Switzerland’s population is “dangerous” and threatens businesses’ ability to ...

For decades Switzerland has been dominated by four main parties; the Swiss People's Party, the Social Democrats, the FDP liberals and the Christian Democrats. But as the glaciers melt, the ...

Immigration has long been a hot button issue in Switzerland. The far right Swiss People’s Party, the country’s largest, is behind a push to limit the number of inhabitants to 10 million that ...

Another populist anti-immigration party in Europe has made a very strong showing in a national election — the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) just won a third of the seats in parliament — and ...

The Swiss People's Party says that by enhancing military ties with the European Union, the government is "putting the security of the Swiss people at risk" GENEVA, August 22. /TASS/. The Swiss ...