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Package of measures to support the media

General information
Official title Bundesgesetz über ein Massnahmenpaket zugunsten der Medien
Voting day 13.02.2022
Voting result Rejected (45.42% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 654
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Culture, religion and media > Media and communication
Economy > Economic policy > Structural policy
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 20.038
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 415 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (115 Yes, 75 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (28 Yes, 10 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Komitee aus Verlegern und Exponent:innen von SVP, FDP und Mitte
Signatures 64,443
Time used to collect signatures 99 days
Success PDF (in German)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Accept
Online information by the federal authorities Link Federal Council Link department Link federal office
Explainer video by easyvote Link (in German)
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Recommendations by parties
Yes
EVP
GLP
GPS
Mitte
PdA
SPS
No
EDU
FDP
Lega
SVP
Free vote
SD
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 54.7% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
SGB
TravS
VPOD
Kantonsregierungen FR
GR
JU
NE
TI; Verleger:innenverbände «Schweizer Medien» und «Medien mit Zukunft»
Verband Schweizer Privatradios
Syndicom
Schweizerisches Konsumentenforum
Schweizer Werbe-Auftraggeberverband
Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für die Berggebiete (SAB)
Suisseculture (Dachverband der Kulturschaffenden)
Lia Rumantscha
Operation Libero
Handelskammer und Arbeitgeberverband GR
Gewerbeverband LU
Wirtschaftsdachverband UR
SolidaritéS
ML-CSP FR
JSVP JU
No
eco
SGV
Verband Schweizer Online-Medien
Verband der Schweizer Regionalmedien VSRM
Baumeisterverband
Bund der Steuerzahler
Freunde der Verfassung
Piratenpartei
Free vote
Arbeitgeberverband FR
Schweizerischer Verband für Seniorenfragen
Deviating party sections
Yes
FDP JU
FDP TI
FDP UR
No
EVP GR
EVP SH
GLP AG
GLP BS
GLP NW
GLP SO
GLP TG
GLP VS
JM CH
Mitte SG
Mitte SH
Mitte SO
Mitte SZ
Mitte ZG
Free vote
EVP SO
Mitte AI
Mitte NE
Number of adverts in print media 666
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 92%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 383
Media coverage: tonality 20 (predominantly positive)
Media coverage: fög analysis PDF / Link (in German)
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a Yes
Link eMuseum.ch
Link Basel Poster Collection
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (45.42% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (6.5 Yes, 16.5 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
GL
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
VS
ZG
ZH
Accepted
BS
FR
GE
JU
NE
UR
VD
Turnout 44.14%
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)
Dataset of the VOX poll CSV
Codebook for the VOX poll Excel (in German)
Results of the LeeWas post-vote poll PDF (in German)