Switzerland to vote today for this important decision
Switzerland to vote today for this important decision
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On Sunday , An important voting is going to conduct in Switzerland . Here today votes on whether to ban full facial coverings in public places, despite women in Islamic full-face veils being an exceptionally rare sight in Swiss streets. For your information let us share that polls indicate a slim majority supports the move, in a vote that comes after years of debate following similar bans in other European countries -- and in some Muslim-majority states.

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Here it is to be noted that 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. It is to be noted that the ban would mean that nobody could cover their face completely in public -- whether in shops or the open countryside. There would be exceptions, including for places of worship. Ines El-Shikh, spokeswoman for the Purple Headscarves feminist Muslim women's group said that "Besides being useless, this text is racist and sexist,".

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However, it is also noted that under Switzerland's system of direct democracy, any topic can be put to a national vote as long as it gathers 100,000 signatures in the wealthy country of 8.6 million people. Rounds of votes take place every three months. To pass, initiatives require support from a majority of voters nationwide, and from a majority of federal Switzerland's 26 cantons, six of which count as half-cantons in votes.

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