A referendum on the military was held in Switzerland on 1 December 1940. Voters were asked whether they approved of amending articles 103 and 104 of the...
2 KB (115 words) - 19:27, 23 January 2024
Fifteen referendums were held in Switzerland during 1992. The first two were held on 16 February on popular initiatives "for a financially bearable health...
10 KB (256 words) - 20:44, 28 June 2024
abbreviations of Swiss cantons Red: percentage opposed to ban Green: percentage supporting ban The arms referendum sought to ban the export of military weapons...
21 KB (1,073 words) - 04:26, 20 April 2024
verdict Swiss Info, 29 May 2013 Swiss back tighter asylum rules BBC News, 9 June 2013 Vorlage Nr. 570 Übersicht Swiss Confederation Referendums on 22 September...
13 KB (968 words) - 17:33, 12 September 2024
the measure on the ballot. The referendum to block the purchase of new fighter aircraft to replace the Swiss military's existing fleet of F-5s and F/A-18s...
28 KB (2,060 words) - 14:58, 25 December 2024
favourable treatment of Swiss-based job applicants. On 27 September 2020, 62% of Swiss voters rejected the anti-free movement referendum by SVP. Extending across...
241 KB (21,043 words) - 00:24, 2 January 2025
The military history of Switzerland comprises centuries of armed actions, and the role of the Swiss military in conflicts and peacekeeping worldwide. Despite...
19 KB (2,282 words) - 07:36, 13 April 2024
A three-part referendum was held in Switzerland on 4 October 1896. Voters were asked whether they approved of each of the following proposals: a federal...
2 KB (113 words) - 18:19, 25 November 2024
site). Bern, Switzerland: The Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 9 August 2016. Swiss Federal Chancellery. "Right to request a referendum". Swiss Portal. Retrieved...
34 KB (3,850 words) - 11:26, 30 July 2024
history of Switzerland Demographics of Switzerland Semidirect democracy Federal popular initiative Referendum, List of Swiss federal referendums Concordance...
29 KB (2,970 words) - 02:32, 18 September 2024
A three-part referendum was held in Switzerland on 21 October 1877. A federal law on working in factories was approved by voters, whilst a federal law...
2 KB (124 words) - 17:23, 23 January 2024
insufficiently by Swiss historiography." Nazi Germany repeatedly violated Swiss airspace. During the Battle of France in 1940, German aircraft violated Swiss airspace...
50 KB (6,078 words) - 03:24, 31 December 2024
Three referendums were held in Switzerland during 1895. The first was held on 3 February on a popular initiative on a federal law on Swiss embassies abroad...
3 KB (182 words) - 20:07, 13 May 2024
transitional provisions. Referendum Schubert Jurisprudence Special Provisions Swiss law Switzerland as a federal state Voting in Switzerland Shugart, Matthew...
18 KB (1,868 words) - 13:26, 21 October 2024
rejected by voters. The next three referendums were held on 10 June on two separate amendments to the federal law on the Swiss army and on a federal resolution...
4 KB (181 words) - 20:07, 13 May 2024
In a referendum held in April 1962, the Swiss people rejected a proposal to ban nuclear weapons within the country. The next year in May, Swiss voters...
21 KB (2,290 words) - 03:04, 20 December 2024
Capital punishment is forbidden in Switzerland under article 10, paragraph 1 of the Swiss Federal Constitution. Capital punishment was abolished from federal...
7 KB (748 words) - 19:05, 31 August 2024
back to the defeat of the Old Swiss Confederacy at the Battle of Marignano in September 1515 or the peace treaty the Swiss Confederacy signed with France...
40 KB (4,006 words) - 12:00, 23 December 2024
agreements. In a June 2005 referendum, Swiss voters approved joining the Schengen Area. In February 2014, Swiss voters approved a referendum to reinstitute quotas...
18 KB (1,402 words) - 03:24, 23 October 2024
Fifteen referendums were held in Switzerland during 2000. The first five were held on 12 March on reforming the judiciary and four popular initiatives;...
8 KB (319 words) - 20:06, 13 May 2024
prepared for this option. The first military aviation in Switzerland took the form of balloon transport, pioneered by Swiss balloonist Eduard Spelterini, but...
64 KB (5,892 words) - 18:52, 24 November 2024
neutral Swiss airspace. The Swiss Air Force as an autonomous military service was created in October 1936. After World War II it was renamed the Swiss Air...
71 KB (7,590 words) - 11:33, 8 December 2024
Four referendums were held in Switzerland in 1991. The first two were held on 3 March on lowering the voting age to 18, which was approved, and on a popular...
3 KB (81 words) - 20:07, 13 May 2024
Fourteen referendums were held in Switzerland in 1977. The first three were held on 13 March on popular initiatives on foreign infiltration, limiting naturalisation...
11 KB (200 words) - 20:08, 13 May 2024
as in Russia. At the time of the referendums, Russia did not fully control any of the four regions, where military hostilities were ongoing at the time...
134 KB (10,814 words) - 03:57, 9 November 2024
Three referendums were held in Switzerland during 1900. The first was held on 20 May on a federal law on health, accident and military insurance, and was...
3 KB (164 words) - 20:07, 13 May 2024
Four referendums were held in Switzerland during 1935. The first was held on 24 February on a federal law reorganising the military, and was approved by...
4 KB (206 words) - 20:07, 13 May 2024
Two referendums were held in Switzerland in 1876. The first was held on 23 April on the subject of distributing and cashing of banknotes, and was rejected...
2 KB (123 words) - 20:07, 13 May 2024
2024 in Switzerland. President of the Swiss Confederation: Viola Amherd President of the National Council: Eric Nussbaumer President of the Swiss Council...
18 KB (1,635 words) - 21:09, 10 December 2024
Four referendums were held in Switzerland during 1921. The first two were held on 30 January on holding referendums on treaties that would be valid for...
4 KB (169 words) - 20:07, 13 May 2024