The measure to amend the Swiss constitution passed by a 51.2 - 48.8% margin, provisional official results showed.
"In Switzerland, our tradition is that you show your face. That is a sign of our basic freedoms," Walter Wobmann, chairman of the referendum committee and a member of parliament for the Swiss People's Party, had said before the vote. It promised legal challenges to laws implementing the ban and a fundraising drive to help women who are fined.The proposal predated the Covid-19 pandemic, which has required adults to wear masks in many settings to prevent the spread of infection.France banned wearing a full face veil in public in 2011 and Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands and Bulgaria have full or partial bans on wearing face coverings in public.
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The notoriously far right Swiss strike again
They can go around with buckets on their heads,whatever religion they are,for all I care...
Wow the Swiss are sensible people
In Ireland new case numbers were in the mid 50’s on the day mask wearing in shops was made mandatory and they haven’t been near that number since The mind boggles
A 'far right'proposal,usual report from Rte! The good people of Switzerland have spoken,a real democracy at work,well done.✊
Very thing is far right that has a different opinion to the powers that be , complete nuttjobbery
Oh NOOOOOOO😱
They did referendum for that? 😯
'Far right', ever try actually being objective RTE, no? God I wish you would be privatised but it'll never happen as you're too useful as a propoganda instrument
Good for the Swiss
“Far right”? RTÉ would have you believe Switzerland joins such pariah far right states as France, Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands and Bulgaria in a facial coverings ban.
Is that April's fool joke
Everything is 'far-right' now. Protests, referendums, leaving your house...
Where did I see a result like that about 5 years ago. What could possibly go wrong.
Not a fan of face coverings, Burkas etc but this is impinging on people’s rights, if someone wants to wear a Burka etc they should be able to, this also touches on religious freedom
Great result. Ireland’s political establishment going full attack mode on this now as usual.
If the majority supports the proposal, why does your article call it a “far-right proposal”? “Far-right” implies a fringe point of view. It’s clearly not fringe if the majority support it. Just give people the news without putting your spin on it.
Far Right? wow
Thatswhy God put all people in such situation now that everyone has to wear a face mask. Plz think and read more about Islam before making these kind of decisions
Good
48.8% don't understand science clearly
But we all have to wear a mask... Hmmmm
So what's the problem that's democracy
Great result for Europeans.
No point in ask the people of ireland for a referendum because if it doesn't go the way the government wants we will just have to have another one
Fantastic
What a step in the right direction 👍
Well done Switzerland.
Good. It is up to them to make their own rules in their own country.
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This is from a Muslim woman.
More vitamin d is alwsys good. Irish removed the crucifix from the schools. Why ? Let the country make the rules. Women do not get freespeech in islam anyway !
Why Is it far right? I actually don't agree with this. While I absolutely hate masks and they have called untold anxiety to my autistic daughter, everyone should have the right to make their own choice. No banning and no mandates. Does that make me far left or far right?
Why are you reporting on this...? 🤔
The maskophiles won't be impressed with this
far right ? more virtue signalling from RTE nothing to do with the far right considering the fact niqabs and burkas are banned in multiple muslim countries
I think it’s horrible to make women cover their faces it’s a horrible treatment in Europe women are respected don’t bring that backwards tradition here if you don’t like it don’t come to Europe
It's okay, just if they have an alternative solution for Swiss women with Niqab to be able to practice their own beliefs. Contradictory?! 🤔 Most probably yes, but isn't it similar to other countries that oppress religious minorities' practices, and the Swiss itself condemns?! 🤔
Muslims take your bad ways back to where you all came from and stop being like that in our country . Your not welcome here with those ways
Ah Switzerland, showing its true colours of racism that go back to WW2 making all there money from taking the Jews savings after the nazis killed them all! 🤢to some of the comments I’m reading here! What’s so scary about a mask unless your name is karen these days?
Just because you are Muslim doesn't mean you are automatically a terrorist and that's the signal this is sending.
Asking people to respect local customs, remove facial coverings and not turn Switzerland into a mirror image.of the Middle East. Hardly far right is it.
Does this apply to covid face masks too?
Again with the 'far right'. I'd love to see a graphic on the rise of mentioning the far right in articles from this year compared to last.
Excellent idea need to adapt to the culture you are living in...Women having their face covered is not part of Western culture...Only the more fundamental Muslim countries have it....
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