On 9 February 2014, Swiss voters narrowly approved by 50.3% a ballot initiative launched by the national conservative Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC) to restrict immigration, and thus reintroducing a quota system on the influx of foreigners. This initiative was mostly backed by rural (57.6% approvals), suburban (51.2% approvals), and isolated cities (51.3% approvals) of Switzerland as well as by a strong majority (69.2% approval) in the canton of Ticino, while metropolitan centres (58.5% rejection) and the French-speaking part (58.5% rejection) of Switzerland rather rejected it. Some news commentators claim that this proposal de facto contradicts the bilateral agreements on the free movement of persons from these respective countries. COUNT 5
QSN1 In February of 2014, what did Swiss voters narrowly approve to restrict? ANS1 immigration QSN2 What was reintroduced on the influx of foreigners in February of 2014? ANS2 a quota system QSN3 Which centres of Switzerland mostly rejected the quota system for foreigners? ANS3 metropolitan QSN4 What was the rejection rate of the quota system by the French speaking part of Switzerland? ANS4 58.5% QSN5 What do some news commentators claim is violated by the restricted immigration proposal? ANS5 bilateral agreements on the free movement of persons