Swissvotes Universität Basel année politique suisse

«Sustainability initiative» (Limiting the national population)

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»
Voting day 14.06.2026
Vote Nº 686
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area Social and societal policy > Societal issues > Migration and integration policy
Social and societal policy > Societal issues > Asylum policy
Foreign policy > European policy > EU
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 114,430
Time used to collect signatures 274 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 25.026
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 273 days
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (67 Yes, 123 No)
Position of the Council of States Reject (9 Yes, 30 No)
Public campaign
Position of the Federal Council Reject
Recommendations by parties
Yes
SVP
No
EVP
FDP
GLP
GPS
Mitte
SPS
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 27.9% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
Gewerbeverband TG
No
eco
Gem
KDK
SAV
SGB
SGV
SSV
TravS
Schweizer Tourismus-Verband
HotellerieSuisse
GastroSuisse
Swissmem
bauenschweiz
Swissuniversities
Free vote
Gewerbeverband BL
Deviating party sections
Free vote
SGV AG
Campaign finances
Link (in German)
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