“The referendum outcome means Switzerland will follow France, which banned wearing a full face veil in public in 2011. Full or partial bans on wearing face coverings in public are also in place in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark and the Netherlands.”
“Just over 51% of Swiss voters cast their ballots in favour of the initiative to ban people from covering their face completely on the street, in shops and restaurants.”
“Full facial veils will still be allowed to be worn inside places of prayer and for “native customs”, such as carnival.”
“Face coverings worn for health and safety reasons are also exempt from the ban, meaning face masks worn because of the Covid-19 pandemic will not be affected by the new law.”
“Switzerland’s parliament and the seven-member executive council that constitutes the country’s federal government opposed the referendum proposal.”
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