Free movement vote likely to be close

Swiss voters appear to be for the extension of the Free Movement of Persons accord with the European Union, but the “yes” vote is still short of a majority. A Swiss Broadcasting Corporation poll finds 49 percent say they’ll vote yes on February 8 and 40 percent say they’ll vote no, but 11 percent are still undecided. Pollster Claude Longchamp told WRS’s Jordan Davis that the result of the vote is likely to be close—and that the economy is going to be a decisive factor.