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schema:articleBody	A planned popular vote in Switzerland on whether to dramatically limit immigration from the EU has been called off due to the coronavirus outbreak, the government announced Wednesday. The so-called "limitation initiative" was the headline issue on a May 17 ballot, six years after a similar referendum nearly destroyed relations with the bloc. "The federal council decided not to implement the holding of the federal popular vote set for May 17," the government said in a statement. The poll is part of Switzerland's direct democracy system, in which voters cast ballots on a wide range of national, regional and local issues every few months. It was to have been the second round of popular votes this year. The limitation initiative, backed by the populist right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) and opposed by the government, calls for the Alpine country to revise its constitution to ensure it can autonomously handle its immigration policy. SVP, Switzerland's largest party, has built its brand by condemning immigration as well as the influence of the European Union in non-EU-member Switzerland. Any initiative to modify the constitution that gathers 100,000 signatures is put to a popular vote, while 50,000 signatures are enough to call a referendum opposing a law voted by parliament. Other questions on the ballot were to have been whether childcare costs should be tax-deductible, and on opposition to a recent revision of Switzerland's federal hunting law, which conservationists say does not go far enough to protect wildlife. The Swiss government on Monday imposed emergency measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, banning all gatherings, tightening borders and deploying the military. Shops, restaurants, bars and leisure facilities were instructed to shut down until April 19, except for food stores, pharmacies and health facilities. "The measures necessary to stem the spread of COVID-19 will have consequences for the exercise of political rights and, in particular, for the organisation and holding of the federal popular vote of May 17," the government said. The Swiss health authorities said Wednesday that 3,028 people had tested positive for coronavirus in Switzerland and neighbouring Liechtenstein, while 21 people have died so far. rjm/nl/wai
schema:headline	Swiss vote on curbing EU migration called off
schema:mentions	Liechtenstein Bundesrat of Germany Tax deduction Wildlife Hunting Referendum Switzerland European Union Pandemic United States Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Coronavirus disease 2019 Swiss People's Party Direct democracy Right-wing populism
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schema:datePublished	2020-03-18 (xsd:date)
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