(Swiss Info) Supporters of a proposed face-cover ban in Switzerland have a clear lead over opponents ahead of a nationwide ballot to be held in March, according to a new opinion poll, published on Friday.
Attempts to challenge a government-licensed digital identification scheme (eID) and a controversial free-trade accord with Indonesia — two other issues that come before Swiss voters in seven weeks — appear to fail.
The poll was commissioned by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), swissinfo.ch’s parent company, and carried out by the GfS Bern research institute.
For detailed figures see chart below.
Martina Mousson, political scientist and project leader at the leading research institute, says she is not surprised by the poll result.
