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Three referendums will be held on 23 September. The first aims to require the federal government to consider cycle paths in the same way as footpaths and hiking trails,<ref>{{cite web | title=Direct counter-proposal to the Bike Initiative | url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20180923/bundesbeschluss-ueber-die-velowege-sowie-die-fuss--und-wanderweg.html | publisher=''admin.ch'' | accessdate=August 23, 2018 | language=en}}</ref> the second would require the government to promote environmentally sound, animal-friendly and fairly produced foodstuffs,<ref>{{cite web | title=Fair Food Initiative | url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20180923/volksinitiative--fuer-gesunde-sowie-umweltfreundlich-und-fair-he.html | publisher=''admin.ch'' | accessdate=August 23, 2018 | language=en}}</ref> and the third to focus agriculture policy on small, family farms and to promote sustainable, diverse and gene-technology-free agriculture.<ref>{{cite web | title=Federal Popular Initiative For food sovereignty | url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20180923/volksinitiative--fuer-ernaehrungssouveraenitaet-die-landwirtscha.html | publisher=''admin.ch'' | accessdate=August 23, 2018 | language=en}}</ref> This third initiative would force the Confederation to impose customs duties on certain products or ban their import. Such measures would contravene international agreements currently in place. |
Three referendums will be held on 23 September. The first aims to require the federal government to consider cycle paths in the same way as footpaths and hiking trails,<ref>{{cite web | title=Direct counter-proposal to the Bike Initiative | url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20180923/bundesbeschluss-ueber-die-velowege-sowie-die-fuss--und-wanderweg.html | publisher=''admin.ch'' | accessdate=August 23, 2018 | language=en}}</ref> the second would require the government to promote environmentally sound, animal-friendly and fairly produced foodstuffs,<ref>{{cite web | title=Fair Food Initiative | url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20180923/volksinitiative--fuer-gesunde-sowie-umweltfreundlich-und-fair-he.html | publisher=''admin.ch'' | accessdate=August 23, 2018 | language=en}}</ref> and the third to focus agriculture policy on small, family farms and to promote sustainable, diverse and gene-technology-free agriculture.<ref>{{cite web | title=Federal Popular Initiative For food sovereignty | url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20180923/volksinitiative--fuer-ernaehrungssouveraenitaet-die-landwirtscha.html | publisher=''admin.ch'' | accessdate=August 23, 2018 | language=en}}</ref> This third initiative would force the Confederation to impose customs duties on certain products or ban their import. Such measures would contravene international agreements currently in place. |
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== Future referendums == |
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The face-covering ban will come to a binding referendum after a group last year collected the more than 100,000 signatures required to put the proposal to a national vote. The group, called "Yes to a ban on full facial coverings", includes some of those who spearheaded the 2009 Swiss ban on constructing new minarets.<ref>https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/veil-debate_government-rejects-proposed-burka-ban-/44220440</ref> |
The face-covering ban will come to a binding referendum after a group last year collected the more than 100,000 signatures required to put the proposal to a national vote. The group, called "Yes to a ban on full facial coverings", includes some of those who spearheaded the 2009 Swiss ban on constructing new minarets.<ref>https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/veil-debate_government-rejects-proposed-burka-ban-/44220440</ref> |
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Several referendums will be held in Switzerland in 2018. Polling took place on 4 March and 10 June, and further votes will take place on 23 September, and 25 November.
March referendums
Two referendums were held on 4 March. One was on a Federal Decree on the new Financial Regulation 2021, which would extend the right of the federal government to levy VAT and direct federal tax until 2035;[1] this was approved by 84% of voters. The other was the "Yes to the abolition of radio and television fees" popular initiative, which proposed abolishing the licence fee that provides the majority of funding for the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation.[1] The proposal was rejected by the Federal Assembly in 2017,[2] and by 72% of voters in the referendum.
Results
| Question | For | Against | Invalid/ blank |
Total votes |
Registered voters |
Turnout | Cantons for | Cantons against | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Full | Half | Full | Half | ||||||
| Financial Regulation 2021 | 2,358,086 | 84.1 | 445,464 | 15.9 | 100,497 | 2,904,047 | 5,391,090 | 53.87 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Approved |
| Abolition of radio and television fees | 833,837 | 28.4 | 2,098,302 | 71.6 | 24,215 | 2,956,354 | 54.84 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | Rejected | |
| Source: Federal Chancellery of Switzerland 1, 2 | |||||||||||||
June referendums
Two referendums were held on 10 June; one on the Sovereign Money Initiative proposal and one on the Federal Gambling Act.[3]
The Sovereign Money Initiative proposal aims to give the Swiss National Bank a monopoly on money creation.[4] It was launched by the Monetary Modernisation Association, without the support of any political party.[5] The collection of signatures began on 3 June 2014,[4] and the initiative was submitted to the Federal Chancellery on 1 December 2015 with over 110,000 valid signatures, despite its technical subject and without the support of political parties or other civil society organizations.[5] The Federal Assembly recommended rejecting the initiative.
Results
| Question | For | Against | Invalid/ blank |
Total votes |
Registered voters |
Turnout % | Cantons for | Cantons against | Result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Full | Half | Full | Half | ||||||
| Sovereign Money Initiative | 442,387 | 24.3 | 1,379,448 | 75.7 | 33.8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | Rejected | |||
| Federal Gambling Act | 1,325,982 | 72.9 | 492,247 | 27.1 | 33.7 | Approved | |||||||
| Source: Federal Chancellery of Switzerland 1, 2 | |||||||||||||
September referendums
Three referendums will be held on 23 September. The first aims to require the federal government to consider cycle paths in the same way as footpaths and hiking trails,[6] the second would require the government to promote environmentally sound, animal-friendly and fairly produced foodstuffs,[7] and the third to focus agriculture policy on small, family farms and to promote sustainable, diverse and gene-technology-free agriculture.[8] This third initiative would force the Confederation to impose customs duties on certain products or ban their import. Such measures would contravene international agreements currently in place.
Future referendums
The face-covering ban will come to a binding referendum after a group last year collected the more than 100,000 signatures required to put the proposal to a national vote. The group, called "Yes to a ban on full facial coverings", includes some of those who spearheaded the 2009 Swiss ban on constructing new minarets.[9]
In January, a newspaper poll indicated that 76% of Swiss voters would approve of a nationwide ban on face-coverings.[10]
References
- ^ a b Referendum of 4 March 2018 Federal Council
- ^ Parliament rejects ‘No Billag’ licence fee initiative SWI, 26 September 2017
- ^ Objets de la votation populaire du 10 juin 2018 [Objects of the popular vote of 10 June 2018] Federal Chancellery of Switzerland
- ^ a b Initiative populaire fédérale « Pour une monnaie à l'abri des crises : émission monétaire uniquement par la Banque nationale ! (Initiative Monnaie pleine) » Federal Chancellery of Switzerland
- ^ a b Template:Fr « Monnaie pleine : une opportunité unique en Suisse pour changer la monnaie », La Revue durable, number 60 titled « Des monnaies pour une prospérité sans croissance », winter-spring 2017-2018, pages 26–29.
- ^ "Direct counter-proposal to the Bike Initiative". admin.ch. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Fair Food Initiative". admin.ch. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Federal Popular Initiative For food sovereignty". admin.ch. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/veil-debate_government-rejects-proposed-burka-ban-/44220440
- ^ https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/islam-in-switzerland_three-quarters-of-swiss-back-a-burka-ban/43805692
