A right to discriminate? Switzerland's relations with its foreign residents will be under renewed scrutiny in June as voters consider a controversial proposal that would allow local citizens to hold secret ballots to decide on passport applications.

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A right to discriminate? Switzerland's relations with its foreign residents will be under renewed scrutiny in June as voters consider a controversial proposal that would allow local citizens to hold secret ballots to decide on passport applications.

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You've seen the black sheep, now it's time for the black hands. Never afraid to court controversy, the right-wing Swiss People's Party has come up with another striking--some are saying offensive--image to heap attention on its latest proposal to "protect" Switzerland from what the party describes as "mass naturalisation".

The latest poster campaign now plastered across the country shows five hands--only one of which is white--reaching into a box generously stuffed with Swiss passports. Using official figures collated by the Federal Office for M...

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