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Switzerland Votes to BAN Burkas, 2 Thirds Approve Crackdown

Two-thirds of voters in St. Gallen voted in a majority ban on facial coverings

 on 23rd September 2018 @ 8.00pm
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Two-thirds of voters in St. Gallen voted in a majority ban on facial coverings

A second region of Switzerland has voted to introduce a full ban on burkas as Swiss citizens voted to stop people wearing face-covering garments in public areas.

Two-thirds of voters in St. Gallen voted in a majority ban on facial coverings such as the burqa.

The region will now become the second to ban face-covering garments.

Swizz citizens argue that full-face coverings such as niqabs and burqa symbolize discrimination against women and should be outlawed.

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The express reports: Under the Swiss system of direct democracy, voters in the northeastern canton demanded to tighten the law to punish those who cover their faces in public and thus "threaten or endanger public security or religious or social peace".

The regional government, which had opposed the measure, now has to implement the result of the vote, which drew a turnout of around 36 percent.

Switzerland's largest Islamic organization, the Islamic Central Council, recommended women continue to cover their faces.

It said it would closely monitor the implementation of the ban and consider legal action if necessary.

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The Swiss federal government in June opposed a grassroots campaign for a nationwide ban on facial coverings.

The Swiss cabinet said individual cantons should decide on the matter, but it will nevertheless go to a nationwide vote after activists last year collected more than the required 100,000 signatures to trigger a referendum.
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Two-thirds of Switzerland's 8.5 million residents identify as Christians. But its Muslim population has risen to 5 percent, largely because of immigrants from former Yugoslavia.

One Swiss canton, Italian-speaking Ticino, already has a similar ban, while two others have rejected it.

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