THE Swiss parliament has voted in favour of banning Muslim women from wearing the Burka in public.

The National Council passed the vote 88 votes to 87 with 10 abstentions.

2 Campaign posters of the far-right Swiss People's Party Credit: Getty Images

2 The Swiss government has voted to ban the Burka being worn in public Credit: Getty Images

Earlier this year a government committee had voted strongly against the ban, Swiss news service 20 minuten reported.

The ruling will have to undergo further scrutiny and votes before it could be made law.

Members voted in favour of a ruling that "no person shall cover his face in public places and in places or hide in the public domain or the provision of public services (excluding sacred sites)."

Blick am Abend reported that CVP National Councillor Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter said: "The Burqa is an expression of misogynistic Islamist ideology. This symbol we need to halt. "

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The Burka has already been banned in the Tessin region of Switzerland with people facing fines in excess of £7,000 for breaching the rule.

Following the introduction of this ban earlier this year a national committee was set up and began collecting signatures to expand the ban across the rest of the country.

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