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Popular initiative · Confederation (CH)
Neutrality Initiative
Popular initiative “Safeguarding Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)”, submitted on 11 April 2024. It seeks to enshrine neutrality with fixed content in a new Article 54a of the Federal Constitution. The Federal Council and Parliament recommend rejection (National Council 124 to 65, Council of States 29 to 10, with 5 abstentions in each); there is no counter-proposal. Acceptance requires the approval of the people and the cantons.
Machine translation · German original
Volksinitiative «Wahrung der schweizerischen Neutralität (Neutralitätsinitiative)», eingereicht am 11. April 2024. Sie will die Neutralität mit festem Inhalt in einem neuen Artikel 54a der Bundesverfassung verankern. Bundesrat und Parlament empfehlen die Ablehnung (Nationalrat 124 zu 65, Ständerat 29 zu 10, je 5 Enthaltungen); einen Gegenvorschlag gibt es nicht. Für die Annahme braucht es Volk und Stände.
Each impact is stated in its own unit. schwur.ch does not combine them into an overall score.
- No figuredescribed qualitatively, evidence linkedConfidence 0.7 · high5 pieces of evidence
- Neutrality & the Constitution
Neutrality with fixed content in the Constitution
No figuredescribed qualitatively, evidence linkedConfidence 0.7 · high6 pieces of evidence - Peace policy & good offices
Mediation remains, peace support missions with alliances barely possible any more
No figuredescribed qualitatively, evidence linkedConfidence 0.7 · high4 pieces of evidence - Neutrality & the Constitution
What already applies today
No figuredescribed qualitatively, evidence linkedConfidence 0.7 · high6 pieces of evidence - Security policy cooperation
Cooperation with military alliances only in the event of an attack
No figuredescribed qualitatively, evidence linkedConfidence 0.7 · high8 pieces of evidence - No figuredescribed qualitatively, evidence linkedConfidence 0.7 · high3 pieces of evidence
Legal impacts
- Legislative change
No joining military alliances, cooperation only in the event of an attack
Cst. Art. 54a Abs. 2 · linked to 2 impacts
- Legislative change
No sanctions against belligerent states, except those of the UN
Cst. Art. 54a Abs. 3 · linked to 1 impact
- Legislative change
Neutrality as a principle of foreign policy in the Constitution
Cst. Art. 54a Abs. 1 · linked to 2 impacts
- Interpretative effect
Unclear: what would happen to existing sanctions
Cst. Art. 54a Abs. 3 · linked to 1 impact
- Legislative change
Mediation as a constitutional objective
Cst. Art. 54a Abs. 4 · linked to 1 impact