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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

50.3% actually voted in Switzerland against freedom of movement.
The Swiss Government understands that European countries (that don't plan to join the EU) have to have freedom of movement if they're to trade freely with it. So the Swiss Government did not implement the referendum result. It's a big issue there and may be resolved by...another referendum!
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...lenge-ivzgefr8
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ations-with-eu

You are trying to equate chalk with cheese. The Swiss constitution is totally different to ours.

For instance:

The 2014 referendum result must be put into law by February, piling pressure on the Alpine republic to find a way to manage migration without violating its EU obligations and losing its special deal with the EU, which takes more Swiss exports than any other market.

and

Referendums to challenge a law already voted upon by parliament require 50,000 signatures.

Our constituion does not allow for that.