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Procurement of new fighter aircraft

General information
Official title Bundesbeschluss über die Beschaffung neuer Kampfflugzeuge
Voting day 27.09.2020
Voting result Accepted (50.13% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 635
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Security policy > Armed forces > Armament
Public finance
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 19.039
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 177 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (123 Yes, 68 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (33 Yes, 10 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators GSoA, Grüne, SP
Signatures 65,685
Time used to collect signatures 97 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 Link Federal Council
Explainer video by easyvote Link (in German)
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Recommendations by parties
Yes
BDP
CVP
EDU
EVP
FDP
GLP
SD
SVP
No
GPS
KVP
PdA
SPS
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 65.5% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
eco
SAV
SGV
Schweizerische Offiziersgesellschaft
Schweizerischer Baumeisterverband
Kantonsregierung VS
No
VPOD
GSoA
Greenpeace
Deviating party sections
No
EVP AR
GLP BS
GLP FR
GLP GE
GLP LU
GLP VD
jglp CH
Free vote
GLP BE
GLP NE
GLP SO
GLP TG
GLP ZH
JEVP CH
Number of adverts in print media 211
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 90%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 306
Media coverage: tonality 13 (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
Swissvotes database
Swissvotes database
Graphical campaign material for a No
Link Social Archives
Link Social Archives
Vote
Voting result Accepted
People Accepted (50.13% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (16.0 Yes, 7.0 No)
Rejected
BL
BS
FR
GE
JU
NE
TI
VD
Accepted
AG
AI
AR
BE
GL
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
UR
VS
ZG
ZH
Turnout 59.43%
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)
Results of the LeeWas post-vote poll PDF (in German)