Initiative «Let the people decide on international treaties»
Official title: Volksinitiative «Für die Stärkung der Volksrechte in der Aussenpolitik (Staatsverträge vors Volk!)»
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
24.7% yes
- Cantons: 0 for, 23 against
- Turnout 38.5%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 0 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 38.4%, Turnout 39%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 34.0%, Turnout 42%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 33.3%, Turnout 60%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 28.6%, Turnout 32%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 28.5%, Turnout 41%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 28.5%, Turnout 42%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 28.4%, Turnout 27%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 28.1%, Turnout 35%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 27.7%, Turnout 38%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 27.5%, Turnout 25%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 27.1%, Turnout 43%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 27.1%, Turnout 33%
- GenevaNo majority, Yes share 26.3%, Turnout 48%
- ZurichNo majority, Yes share 26.1%, Turnout 40%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 24.3%, Turnout 33%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 23.4%, Turnout 39%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 23.2%, Turnout 28%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 23.0%, Turnout 43%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 22.6%, Turnout 35%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 22.5%, Turnout 40%
- Basel-Stadt ½No majority, Yes share 21.4%, Turnout 44%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 20.7%, Turnout 41%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 18.6%, Turnout 34%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 18.2%, Turnout 29%
- VaudNo majority, Yes share 17.6%, Turnout 43%
- NeuchâtelNo majority, Yes share 17.6%, Turnout 36%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
½ half canton: counts half towards the majority of the cantons.
Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO); older votes: Swissvotes, Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; map base: FSO, GEOSTAT
By language region
Yes share of the cantons, added up by their majority language.
- German-speaking25.5% yes
- French-speaking20.3% yes
- Ticino38.4% yes
Cantons by their majority language: Fribourg and Valais count as French-speaking, Bern and Graubünden as German-speaking.
At a glance
- Type of proposal
- Popular initiative
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Federal Council recommends
- No
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SVP Swiss People's Party
EDU Federal Democratic Union
Recommend No
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
BDP Conservative Democratic Party (2008–2020)
CVP Christian Democratic People's Party (until 2020)
Ordered by seats in the National Council (2023 election).
Similar votes
Earlier proposals where the cantons voted most alike. Each box is a canton, in the same order as for this proposal.
✓ Yes majority✗ No majority
This proposal
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1 June 2008 · ✗ Rejected · 26 of 26 cantons the same
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28 November 2010 · ✓ Accepted · 6 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «for democratic naturalisation decisions»
1 June 2008 · ✗ Rejected · 25 of 26 cantons the same
- Änderung des Mietrechts
8 February 2004 · ✗ Rejected · 26 of 26 cantons the same
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.