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Initiative «For moderate immigration (Limitation Initiative)» «Kündigungsinitiative»

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «Für eine massvolle Zuwanderung (Begrenzungsinitiative)»
Keyword «Kündigungsinitiative»
Voting day 27.09.2020
Voting result Rejected (38.29% Yes votes and 3.5 out of 23 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 631
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area Foreign policy > European policy > EU
Social policy > Social groups > Immigration 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)
Collection of signatures
Initiators SVP, AUNS
Preliminary examination PDF (in German)
Signatures 116,139
Time used to collect signatures 227 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 19.026
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 196 days
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (53 Yes, 142 No)
Position of the Council of States Reject (5 Yes, 37 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)
Campaign websites
Recommendations by parties
Yes
EDU
SD
SVP
No
BDP
CVP
EVP
FDP
GLP
GPS
KVP
PdA
SPS
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 26.7% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
AUNS
No
eco
KDK
SAV
SGB
SGV
SSV
TravS
VöV
VPOD
Bankiervereinigung
Versicherungsverband
Gastrosuisse
Hotelleriesuisse
Tourismus-Verband
Baumeisterverband
Swissmem
Kaufmännischer Verband
Operation Libero
Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für die Berggebiete
Auslandschweizer-Organisation ASO
ETH-Rat; Kantonsregierungen AG
AR
BE
None
SBV
Number of adverts in print media 658
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 35%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 636
Media coverage: tonality -35 (predominantly negative)
Media coverage: fög analysis PDF / Link (in German)
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a Yes
Graphical campaign material for a No Show all
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (38.29% Yes votes)
Cantons Rejected (3.5 Yes, 19.5 No)
Rejected
AG
AR
BE
BL
BS
FR
GE
GR
JU
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
TG
UR
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Accepted
AI
GL
SZ
TI
Turnout 59.49%
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)
Cockpit with selected results Link