| General information | |
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| Official title | Bundesbeschluss über die Genehmigung der Weiterführung des Freizügigkeitsabkommens zwischen der Schweiz und der Europäischen Gemeinschaft sowie über die Genehmigung des Protokolls über die Ausdehnung des Abkommens auf Bulgarien und Rumänien |
| Voting day | 08.02.2009 |
| Voting result | Accepted (59.61% Yes votes) |
| Vote Nº | 540 |
| Legal form | Optional referendum |
| Policy area | Foreign policy > European policy > EU |
| Brief description by Swissvotes | PDF (in German) |
| Description by Année Politique Suisse | Link (in German / French) |
| Text subject to vote | PDF (in German) |
| Official Chronology | Link (in German) |
| Pre-parliamentary phase | |
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| Federal Council dispatch | (in German) |
| Parliamentary phase | |
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| Item Nº | 08.029 |
| Parliamentary debate | PDF / Link (in German / French) |
| Duration of proceedings | 91 days |
| Parliament's position | Accept |
| Position of the National Council | Accept (143 Yes, 40 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Accept (35 Yes, 2 No) |
| Collection of signatures | |
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| Initiators | SVP |
| Signatures | 51,348 |
| Time used to collect signatures | 100 days |
| Success | PDF (in German) |
| Public campaign | |
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| Official explanatory brochure | PDF (in German) |
| Position of the Federal Council | Accept |
| Explanatory brochure by easyvote | PDF (in German) |
| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 65.5% (Details) |
| Recommendations by others |
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| Deviating party sections |
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| Graphical campaign material for a Yes |
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| Graphical campaign material for a No |
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| Vote | |
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| Voting result | Accepted |
| People | Accepted (59.61% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Majority of the cantons not required
(19.5 Yes, 3.5 No)
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| Turnout | 51.44% |
| Decree on voting result | PDF (in German) |
| Result by canton, district and municipality | Excel (in German) |
| Overview of voting result by the Federal Chancellery | Link (in German) |
| Interactive map by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office | Display the map |
| Post-vote polls | |
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| Full analysis of VOX post-vote poll results | PDF (in German) |
| Technical report on the VOX poll | PDF (in German) |
