Results of the popular vote on 28 November 2021

Published on November 29, 2021

The Swiss electorate voted on the nursing initiative, the judge initiative and the amendment of 19 March 2021 to the COVID-19 Act. The Fifth Switzerland votes similarly to the country as a whole, which, at around 65%, recorded the fourth-highest voter turnout since 1971.

Although popular initiatives are rarely adopted, the nursing initiative is clearly supported by 61%. The Swiss Abroad voted in almost the same proportion.  

The judge initiative is clearly rejected, with only just under 32% of the Swiss saying yes. The Fifth Switzerland registers only a slightly higher amount of Yes votes with 33.1%.   

The amendment of 19 March 2021 to the COVID-19 Act is clearly approved. With less than 32% voting against, the Swiss Abroad are even more clearly in favour of the amendment than Switzerland as a whole.
 

Find out more in the artcile of swissinfo.ch in German or French and on the Federal Chancellery's website in German or French.

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