The Swiss Constitution will be amended to introduce a ban on wearing clothing that hides the face. These are the preliminary results of the referendum held in the country on Sunday, March 7, published by the Swiss broadcasting corporation SFR and the online publication Tagesanzeiger.. About 51.4 Swiss residents voted for the introduction of restrictions, 48.6 against.

The ban will affect not only the traditional clothing of Muslim women - the niqaba and the veil, but also the balaclavas worn, for example, by football fans and some demonstrators.

Judging by the results of the referendum, the largest number of opponents of cover-up are in the cantons of Jura, Ticino and Schwyz.. Opponents of the ban on the burqa were in the majority in the cantons of Bern, Geneva, Zurich and some others..