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Switzerland’s referendum habit: an early warning to Europe?

As the country considers capping its population, the drawbacks of direct democracy are becoming clearer

Just before 8am on an unseasonably warm spring Friday, the one-hour train from Zürich to Bern is standing-room only. A group of skiers chats loudly, jostling with their skis, while sneaker-clad government workers sit with laptops open and headphones in. Tourists are milling around the restaurant car.

Anna Müller, a Swiss government worker, is fed up after arguing with a skier trying to wedge their equipment partly on to her seat.

“This is why I will vote yes in June,” she says. “The trains in Switzerland are becoming too crowded.”

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