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Swiss vote to ban the burqa in referendum
By EUobserver
A far-right proposal to ban facial coverings in Switzerland won a narrow victory in a binding referendum on Sunday instigated by the same group that organised a 2009 ban on new minarets, Reuters writes. The measure to amend the Swiss constitution passed by a 51.2-48.8 percent margin, provisional official results showed. The proposal does not mention Islam directly, but local politicians, media and campaigners have dubbed it the 'burqa ban'.