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Initiative «für ein flexibles AHV-Alter»

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «für ein flexibles AHV-Alter»
Voting day 30.11.2008
Voting result Rejected (41.38% Yes votes and 4.0 out of 23 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 536
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area Social policy > Social security > Old-age and survivors' insurance
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 SGB
Preliminary examination PDF (in German)
Signatures 106,507
Time used to collect signatures 280 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 06.107
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 540 days
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (61 Yes, 127 No)
Position of the Council of States Reject (7 Yes, 32 No)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Reject
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Recommendations by parties
Yes
CSP
EVP
GPS
KVP
Lega
PdA
SD
SPS
No
BDP
CVP
EDU
FDP
FPS
GLP
LPS
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 33.7% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
SGB
TravS
No
eco
SBV
SGV
Deviating party sections
No
EVP BE
Free vote
EVP TG
GPS TG
Graphical campaign material for a Yes
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (41.38% Yes votes)
Cantons Rejected (4.0 Yes, 19.0 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
BS
FR
GL
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
UR
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Accepted
GE
JU
NE
TI
Turnout 47.64%
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
Full analysis of post-vote poll results PDF (in German)
Technical report PDF (in German)