Switzerland votes to ban face coverings in narrow public referendum
8 Mar, 2021 12:56 AM
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A referendum against face coverings has narrowly passed in Switzerland. Photo / Ullstein Bild, Getty Images
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Switzerland s referendum on the wearing of face coverings in public has passed with the narrowest of margins.
Final results from Sunday s referendum have shown the controversial measure to have passed, 51.2% to 48.8% for a ban on face coverings.
The proposed law includes religious dress including burqa or niqab, worn by Muslim women.
The Central Council of Muslims in Switzerland called it a dark day for Switzerland.
Advertisement Today s decision opens old wounds, further expands the principle of legal inequality, and sends a clear signal of exclusion to the Muslim minority, said a statement from the Central Council.
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