| General information | |
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| Official title | Volksinitiative «Ja zum Verhüllungsverbot» |
| Keyword | «Burka-Initiative» |
| Voting day | 07.03.2021 |
| Vote Nº | 638 |
| Legal form | Popular initiative |
| Policy area |
State organisation > Legal system > Fundamental rights State organisation > Legal system > Criminal law Culture, religion and media > Religion - churches |
| Description by Année Politique Suisse | Link (in German / French) |
| Text subject to vote | PDF (in German) |
| Official Chronology | Link (in German) |
| Submission | |
|---|---|
| Initiators | "Egerkinger Komitee" mit Mitgliedern der SVP, der EDU und der FDP |
| Preliminary examination | PDF (in German) |
| Signatures | 105,553 |
| Success | |
| Pre-parliamentary phase | |
|---|---|
| Federal Council dispatch | (in German) |
| Position of the Federal Council | Reject |
| Parliamentary phase | |
|---|---|
| Item Nº | 19.023 |
| Parliamentary debate | PDF / Link (in German / French) |
| Parliament's position | Reject |
| Position of the National Council | Reject (77 Yes, 113 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Reject (7 Yes, 36 No) |
| Public campaign | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory brochure | PDF (in German) |
| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 26.7% (Details) |
| Recommendations by others |
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| Deviating party sections |
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| Number of adverts in print media | 17 |
| Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' | 88% |
| Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique | PDF (in German) |
| Media coverage: number of articles | 364 |
| Media coverage: tonality | -10 (predominantly negative) |
| Media coverage: fög analysis | PDF / Link (in German) |
| Vote | |
|---|---|
| Voting result | Accepted |
| People | Accepted (51.21% Yes) |
| Cantons |
Accepted
(18.0 Yes, 5.0 No)
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| Turnout | 51.40% |
| Overview of voting result by the Federal Chancellery | Link (in German) |
| Interactive map by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office | Display the map |
