Switzerland today (November 28, 2010) endorsed a far-right push to automatically expel foreign residents convicted of certain crimes, according to the France 24 website.
Some 52.9 percent of those who voted were in favor, while 47.1 percent were against, with the country's German-speaking majority largely backing the proposal.
The move came exactly one year after Switzerland shocked the world by agreeing to ban the construction of new minarets -- another proposal backed by the far-right Swiss People's Party (SVP).
"It's very simple: We think that people we welcome in Switzerland should respect the rules of this country," Fabrice Moscheni, president of the SVP in the canton (Swiss state) of Vaud said. "If they don't respect these rules, they should be expelled from our territory," he added.
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