Europe
Swiss vote on ‘burqa ban’
6 years agoA picture taken on February 26, 2021 in Sion shows Jean-Luc Addor, of the populist right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) posing in his office ahead of a vote by Swiss citizen on March 7, 2021, 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. - Polls indicate a slim majority support the move, in a vote that comes after years of debate following similar bans in other European countries -- and in some Muslim-majority states. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
Switzerland was voting Sunday 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.