| General information | |
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| Official title | Volksinitiative «Zur Durchsetzung der Ausschaffung krimineller Ausländer (Durchsetzungsinitiative)» |
| Voting day | 28.02.2016 |
| Voting result | Rejected (41.15% Yes votes and 4.5 out of 23 votes of the Cantons) |
| Vote Nº | 597 |
| Legal form | Popular initiative |
| Policy area |
Social policy > Social groups > Immigration policy State organisation > Legal system > Criminal law |
| 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) |
| Collection of signatures | |
|---|---|
| Initiators | SVP |
| Preliminary examination | PDF (in German) |
| Signatures | 155,788 |
| Time used to collect signatures | 157 days |
| Success | PDF (in German) |
| Pre-parliamentary phase | |
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| Federal Council dispatch | (in German) |
| Parliamentary phase | |
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| Item Nº | 13.091 |
| Parliamentary debate | PDF / Link (in German / French) |
| Duration of proceedings | 485 days |
| Parliament's position | Reject |
| Position of the National Council | Reject (57 Yes, 140 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Reject (6 Yes, 38 No) |
| Public campaign | |
|---|---|
| Official explanatory brochure | PDF (in German) |
| Position of the Federal Council | Reject |
| Online information by the federal authorities | Link Federal Council Link department |
| Explainer video by easyvote | Link (in German) |
| Explanatory brochure by easyvote | PDF (in German) |
| Campaign websites |
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| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 32.0% (Details) |
| Recommendations by others |
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| Deviating party sections |
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| Number of adverts in print media | 416 |
| Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' | 48% |
| Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique | PDF (in German) |
| Media coverage: number of articles | 631 |
| Media coverage: tonality | -42 (predominantly negative) |
| Media coverage: fög analysis | PDF / Link (in German) |
| Documents from the campaign | Display the list of documents |
| Graphical campaign material for a No |
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| Vote | |
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| Voting result | Rejected |
| People | Rejected (41.15% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Rejected
(4.5 Yes, 18.5 No)
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| Turnout | 63.73% |
| 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 poll | |
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| Full analysis of post-vote poll results | PDF (in German) |
| Technical report | PDF (in German) |
