Summary
Swiss voters rejected a $5.6 billion (CHF 5 billion) motorway expansion plan (52.7%) and two proposals to ease eviction rules and tighten subletting controls (53.8% and 51.6%).
Environmental concerns and housing fairness were key to the opposition.
Meanwhile, a healthcare reform to standardize funding for outpatient and inpatient care narrowly passed (53.3%), marking a rare success for health policy changes.
The results highlight public resistance to certain government-backed initiatives.
Voter turnout was 45%.
Good for them but 45% voter turnout? Even the US has had better turnout for at least the last decade.
When you get to vote for multiple submissions every 2-3 months, turnout tends to be lower. Probably only people who hold a strong opinion about the topics of the current vote will actually vote.
Yeah, sometimes I skip a vote when I don’t really care about the topic. This time I voted, and I’m happy about the result.
Legally, every 3-4 months on the federal level.
You can add the cantonal and municipal levels. But, often, these took place at the same time.
About 80% of voters did vote over the last few years, just not every time.
Oh? Do you have a source for that? I’d really love to confirm it to be true ❤
It is a quote from the Author of Heute Abstimmung!, see here: https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/politologin-stadelmann-steffen-im-interview-595917375269 it is the response to the question: Die Stimmbeteiligung liegt heute bei rund 50 Prozent. Ist das gut oder schlecht?
Yeah but how many time you had to vote during this last decade?
45% is completely normal here. We have votes every couple months, you vote when you’re interested.
Our “yearly voter turnout” is around 76%
Wtf? When?
OH shit 2924 was 63% turnout and 2020 was 62%. I didn’t know.