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Paternity leave

General information
Official title Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den Erwerbsersatz für Dienstleistende und bei Mutterschaft (indirekter Gegenvorschlag zur Volksinitiative «Für einen vernünftigen Vaterschaftsurlaub – zum Nutzen der ganzen Familie»)
Voting day 27.09.2020
Voting result Accepted (60.34% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 634
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Social policy > Social groups > Family policy
Social policy > Social security
Economy > Employment
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)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 18.441
Parliamentary initiative PDF (in German)
Report of the parliamentary committee PDF (in German)
Opinion of the Federal Council PDF (in German)
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (129 Yes, 66 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (31 Yes, 11 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Komitee um Vertreterinnen und Vertreter der SVP und der Jungfreisinnigen
Signatures 54,489
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
GLP
GPS
KVP
PdA
SD
SPS
No
EDU
FDP
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 54.8% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
SGB
SSV
TravS
VPOD
Pro Juventute
Pro Familia
Alliance F
männer.ch
Schweizerischer Hebammenverband
Verband Schweizerischer Assistenz- und Oberärztinnen und -ärzte (VSAO)
Schweizerischer Baumeisterverband
Dachverband Lehrerinnen und Lehrer Schweiz
JSVP GR
No
SGV
Gastrosuisse
Swissmem
Industrie- und Handelskammer TG
Handelskammer GL
Free vote
SAV
None
eco
Deviating party sections
Yes
FDP-Fr CH
FDP BE
FDP GE
FDP NE
FDP SG
FDP SZ
FDP TI
FDP VD
FDP VS
JFDP SH
SVP FR
SVP NE
SVP VD
SVP VSr
No
BDP BL
CVP AI
Free vote
FDP AG
FDP BS
SVP TI
Number of adverts in print media 232
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 15%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 264
Media coverage: tonality 27 (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 (60.34% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (16.0 Yes, 7.0 No)
Rejected
AI
AR
GL
NW
OW
SG
SZ
TG
UR
Accepted
AG
BE
BL
BS
FR
GE
GR
JU
LU
NE
SH
SO
TI
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Turnout 59.36%
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)