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Vote results: June 5, 2016

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Voters decided on five nationwide issues on June 5: the introduction of an unconditional basic income for all; how to implement a law on prenatal genetic screening; a plan to speed up asylum procedures; a proposal to boost road finance; and the delivery of public services such as the post office and railways.

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Basic income plan clearly rejected by Swiss voters

This content was published on Official final results show the proposal winning 23.1% of the vote and all the country’s 26 cantons coming out against. Only one commune in western Switzerland and a few districts in the cities of Geneva and Zurich came out in favour.  “The campaigners failed to present a convincing funding scheme for their proposal. But they…

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Speedier asylum process voted in

This content was published on On Sunday, 66.8% of voters backed a legal amendment to reform asylum procedures, which was passed by parliament last year but challenged by the conservative right Swiss People’s Party. Nationwide turnout was 46%. Under the proposal, most asylum requests should be decided within 140 days of being submitted, including time for appeals – compared with…

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Public services initiative fails by surprisingly large margin

This content was published on Opinion polls before the vote had suggested a tight result. It would have needed both an outright majority of votes nationally and a majority of cantons to support it in order to succeed. Final results show the initiative was rejected by more than two out of three voters.   Transport Minister Doris Leuthard said the…

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Swiss back genetic testing of embryos (again)

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Voters decide against extra road funding

This content was published on Final results show the initiative was rejected by nearly 70% of voters. Finance Minister Ueli Maurer said he was pleased that he was not faced with an enforced change to the overall federal budget. He pointed out that alternative road financing measures were currently being debated in parliament. “We can now get on with dealing…

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