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Fund for the acquisition of the Gripen fighter aircraft

General information
Official title Bundesgesetz über den Fonds zur Beschaffung des Kampfflugzeugs Gripen (Gripen-Fonds-Gesetz)
Voting day 18.05.2014
Voting result Rejected (46.59% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 584
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Security policy > Armed forces > Armament
Public finance
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
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 12.085
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 317 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (119 Yes, 71 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (25 Yes, 17 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators GSoA, linke Parteien und Organisationen
Signatures 65,384
Time used to collect signatures 98 days
Success PDF (in German)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Accept
Explainer video by easyvote Link (in German)
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Recommendations by parties
Yes
BDP
CVP
EDU
FDP
FPS
KVP
Lega
MCG
SD
SVP
No
CSP
GLP
GPS
PdA
SPS
Free vote
EVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 62.1% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
eco
SGV
Aktion für eine unabhängige und neutrale Schweiz (AUNS)
No
SGB
VPOD
Gruppe für eine Schweiz ohne Armee (GSoA)
Deviating party sections
No
CVP-Fr CH
CVP BL
Number of adverts in print media 622
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 91%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 179
Media coverage: tonality -22 (predominantly negative)
Media coverage: fög analysis PDF / Link (in German)
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a Yes Show all
Graphical campaign material for a No
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (46.59% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (12.0 Yes, 11.0 No)
Rejected
BE
BL
BS
FR
GE
JU
NE
SH
TI
VD
VS
ZH
Accepted
AG
AI
AR
GL
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SO
SZ
TG
UR
ZG
Turnout 56.32%
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
Full analysis of VOX post-vote poll results PDF (in German)
Technical report on the VOX poll PDF (in German)