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Implementation of the EU Weapons Directive

General information
Official title Bundesbeschluss über die Genehmigung und die Umsetzung des Notenaustauschs zwischen der Schweiz und der EU betreffend die Übernahme der Richtlinie (EU) 2017/853 zur Änderung der EU-Waffenrichtlinie (Weiterentwicklung des Schengen-Besitzstands)
Voting day 19.05.2019
Voting result Accepted (63.74% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 628
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Security policy > Public security > Civil protection
Foreign policy > European policy > EU
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 18.027
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 210 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (120 Yes, 69 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (34 Yes, 6 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators "Interessengemeinschaft Schiessen Schweiz" (geprägt von Schützenverbänden und SVP-Politikern)
Signatures 125,233
Time used to collect signatures 100 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
Explainer video by easyvote Link (in German)
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Recommendations by parties
Yes
BDP
CVP
EVP
FDP
GLP
GPS
KVP
SPS
No
EDU
FPS
SD
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 64.5% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
eco
KDK
SAV
SGB
SGV
SSV
TravS
Hotelleriesuisse
Gastrosuisse
Schweizerischer Bäuerinnen- und Landfrauenverband (SBLV)
No
Jungfreisinnige der Kantone Schwyz und Genf; Interessengemeinschaft Schiessen Schweiz
Schweizerische Offiziersgesellschaft
Schweizerischer Unteroffiziersverband
Jagd Schweiz
Pro Tell
Schweizer Büchsenmacher- und Waffenfachhändlerverband
Deviating party sections
No
JFDP ZH
Number of adverts in print media 364
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 71%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 344
Media coverage: tonality 26 (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 Show all
Vote
Voting result Accepted
People Accepted (63.74% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (22.0 Yes, 1.0 No)
Rejected
TI
Accepted
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
BS
FR
GE
GL
GR
JU
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
UR
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Turnout 43.88%
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)