Former Swiss Minister Christoph Blocher gestures during a news conference on migration in Bern, Switzerland November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland should take unilateral action to restrict immigration from the European Union, the billionaire and leading right winger Christoph Blocher was quoted as telling a Swiss newspaper on Sunday.
Blocher, 75, is a lead figure in the Swiss People's Party (SVP), which successfully championed a referendum for immigration quotas that, if implemented, would violate a bilateral pact guaranteeing freedom of movement for EU workers.
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