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Nuclear phase-out initiative

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «Für den geordneten Ausstieg aus der Atomenergie (Atomausstiegsinitiative)»
Voting day 27.11.2016
Voting result Rejected (45.80% Yes votes and 5.0 out of 23 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 608
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area Energy > Nuclear energy
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 GPS
Preliminary examination PDF (in German)
Signatures 107,533
Time used to collect signatures 549 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 13.074
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 926 days
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (59 Yes, 134 No)
Position of the Council of States Reject (13 Yes, 32 No)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Reject
Online information by the federal authorities
Explainer video by easyvote Link (in German)
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Recommendations by parties
Yes
CSP
EVP
GLP
GPS
KVP
PdA
SD
SPS
No
BDP
CVP
EDU
FDP
FPS
Lega
MCG
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 33.6% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
SBK
SGB
VCS
Regierungsrat BS
Greenpeace
Schweizerische Energiestiftung
Kleinbauern-Vereinigung
Piratenpartei
No
eco
EnDK
SAV
SGV
Regierungskonferenz der Gebirgskantone
Swissmem
Verband schweizerischer Elektrizitätsunternehmen
Free vote
TravS
None
SBV
Deviating party sections
Yes
BDP GE
BDP TG
CVP GE
No
EVP SZ
Free vote
CVP TG
CVP VD
Number of adverts in print media 977
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 37%
Media coverage: number of articles 404
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 Show all
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (45.80% Yes votes)
Cantons Rejected (5.0 Yes, 18.0 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
FR
GL
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
UR
VS
ZG
ZH
Accepted
BL
BS
GE
JU
NE
VD
Turnout 45.38%
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 VOTO post-vote poll results PDF (in German)