Signatures by 100,000 petitioners are needed in Switzerland for a referendum - including a possible one on banning the construction of minarets on mosques.
Deputies from the far-right Swiss People’s Party (SVP) and Federal Democratic Union (EDU), who are pushing for a vote, are confident they can collect the signatures by November 2008.
Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey voiced opposition this month, saying efforts to impose a ban were harmful to the country’s security interests and potentially dangerous to the Swiss themselves. Her spokesman confirmed she considered a referendum a bad idea.
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