Swiss voters back proposal to ban full-face veils in public places
Published 07 Mar,2021 via FRANCE 24 - Voters in Switzerland backed a proposal on Sunday to ban full facial coverings in public places, despite women in Islamic full-face veils being an exceptionally rare sight in Swiss streets.
Official results showed that 51.21 percent of voters, and a majority of federal Switzerland's cantons, supported the proposal.
Even though the proposal "Yes to a ban on full facial coverings" does not mention the burqa or the niqab -- which leaves the eyes uncovered -- there is no doubt what the debate concerns.
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