That is simply not true. There have been hundreds of successful referendums, many on non-xenophobic issues, and what's the problem with populism? The point of a

That is simply not true. There have been hundreds of successful referendums, many on non-xenophobic issues, and what's the problem with populism? The point of a democracy is to be populist! Take 2006: - Financial aid to new EU members, 2006-11-26, overall result: YES - Standardized extra pay for families, 2006-11-26, overall result: YES ---- > How many referendums are successfully passed? > The Swiss have been called on to vote around 306 times since 1848 for a total of 617 proposals. In total, 299 proposals have been passed while 334 have been rejected. From: https://www.thelocal.ch/20190517/why-does-switzerland-have-so-many-referendums https://www.thelocal.ch/20190517/why-does-switzerland-have-s...