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POLITICSJul 2 · 22:15 UTCPOLITICO RSSBy Emily Schultheis

Could Switzerland find a winning XI out of 10 million?

Switzerland's national soccer team features 62% players with foreign roots, reflecting the country's diverse population. A right-wing initiative to cap Switzerland's population at 10 million until 2050 was rejected by 55% of voters in a recent referendum. The Swiss People’s Party proposed strict immigration controls if the population exceeded 9.5 million, but the measure failed under Switzerland's direct democracy system.

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