Referendums in Switzerland

Results of the 31% of the votes counted

Results of the 31% of the votes counted

Swiss voters appear to have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to sharply cut immigration growth.

According to partial results from most of Switzerland's 26 cantons, about 74% of voters have voted "No" in the referendum forced by the country's Ecopop movement which seeks to link environment protection with control over population growth.

The Swiss on Nov. 30 flatly rejected a call for dramatic immigration cuts in the name of saving the environment, along with bids to scrap tax breaks for rich foreigners and hike the country's gold reserves.