2025 Swiss referendums
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9 February 2025
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| Environmental Responsibility | |
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Several referendums were held in Switzerland during 2025, with national votes on 9 February, 28 September and 30 November.[1]
February referendum
[edit]Only one popular initiative made it to the ballot for this first poll of the year, the "Environmental Responsibility Initiative", supported by the youth branch of Green Party.[2][3] If accepted, Switzerland would have ten years to reduce consumption and economic activity to "sustainable levels". The initiative did not indicate how these objectives should be met.
Both the Federal Council and Parliament recommended voters to reject the initiative, which ended up being soundly defeated.[4][3]
Results
[edit]| Question | For | Against | Invalid/ blank |
Total votes |
Registered voters |
Turnout | Outcome | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Cantons | Votes | % | Cantons | ||||||||
| Environmental Responsibility | 639,005 | 30.25 | 0+0⁄2 | 1,473,529 | 69.75 | 20+6⁄2 | 25,384 | 2,137,918 | 5,618,325 | 38.05 | Rejected | ||
| Source: Federal Chancellery[5] | |||||||||||||
September referendums
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28 September 2025
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| Federal Decree on Cantonal Property Taxes on Second Homes | |
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| e-ID Act | |
Two referendums were subject to vote on 28 September 2025: electronic identity and property tax.[6] Both referendums were approved, although the former on electronic identity passed very narrowly with 50.4% for and 49.6% against, while the latter regarding property tax on secondary properties had 57.7% of votes in favor to 42.3% against.[7] The government (including both houses of the Federal Assembly) supported the plans for the electronic identity cards, and it was expected by pollsters that there would be stronger support for the proposal.[8]
In Zurich, a motion to ban the use of petrol-fuelled leaf blowers and leaf vacuums due to concerns over noise and air pollution was passed with 61% of voters in favor, while in Thurgau, a motion to lift a ban on secular events on five religious holidays was passed by a majority of 51.1%.[9]
Results
[edit]| Question | For | Against | Invalid/ blank |
Total votes |
Turnout | Outcome | |||||
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| Votes | % | Cantons | Votes | % | Cantons | ||||||
| Federal Decree on Cantonal Property Taxes on Secondary Properties | 1,579,303 | 57.73 | 14+5⁄2 | 1,159,560 | 42.27 | 6+1⁄2 | 49.50 | Approved | |||
| Federal Act on Electronic Proof of Identity and Other Electronic Evidence (E-ID Act, BGEID) | 1,384,549 | 50.39 | 7+1⁄2 | 1,363,283 | 49.61 | 13+5⁄2 | 49.55 | Approved | |||
| Source: Federal Chancellery[10] | |||||||||||
November referendums
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30 November 2025
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| Civic Duty Initiative | |
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| Initiative for a Future | |
Two referendums were held on 30 November 2025: "Civic Duty Initiative" and "Initiative for a Future".[11][12] Voters were asked on whether to replace compulsory military service for males with compulsory civic duty for both genders, and whether to impose new taxes on the super-rich to finance efforts against climate change.[13] Both referendums were rejected.[14]
Results
[edit]| Question | For | Against | Invalid/ blank |
Total votes |
Turnout | Outcome | |||||
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| Votes | % | Cantons | Votes | % | Cantons | ||||||
| Civic Duty Initiative | 379,595 | 15.85 | 0+0⁄2 | 2,014,638 | 84.15 | 20+6⁄2 | 42.94 | Rejected | |||
| Initiative for a Future | 520,115 | 21.72 | 0+0⁄2 | 1,874,063 | 78.28 | 20+6⁄2 | 42.95 | Rejected | |||
| Source: Federal Chancellery[14] | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Votes for the next 20 years". Federal Chancellery (in French). Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "Environmental Responsibility Initiative". Federal Council. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ a b von Wartburg, Reto Gysi (2025-02-08). "Switzerland votes on respecting planetary boundaries". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ^ "Les Suisses renvoient les Jeunes Vert·e·x·s à leurs études". Le Temps (in French). 9 February 2025. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "Votation populaire du 9.02.2025". Federal Chancellery (in French). Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ Romy, Katy (2025-08-20). "All you need to know about the September 28 national vote". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ^ "Volksabstimmung vom 28.09.2025". www.bk.admin.ch (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ Rankin, Jennifer (28 September 2025). "Swiss voters back electronic identity cards in close vote". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Zurich votes to ban petrol leaf blowers". France 24. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Volksabstimmung vom 28.09.2025". Federal Chancellery (in German). Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ "Popular vote on 30 November 2025". Admin.ch. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "November 30 vote: Swiss set to reject new inheritance tax". SWI swissinfo.ch. 2025-10-24. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ^ "Swiss to vote on compulsory civic duty for all". France 24. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Volksabstimmung vom 30.11.2025". Federal Chancellery (in German). Retrieved 2025-11-30.
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