Foreign policy: party recommendations
How often each party recommended Yes on votes about this topic, by decade. Only Yes and No recommendations count; free votes and missing recommendations do not.
46 votes since 1884. Europe, neutrality, international agreements
Share of Yes recommendations by decade
Above 50 % means the party recommended Yes more often than No. A vote can belong to more than one topic.
Ordered by seats in the National Council (2023 election). A decade appears from 3 recommendations.
Numbers as a table
| Party | Proposals | Yes recommendations |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss People's Party | 41 | 54 % |
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | 41 | 56 % |
| The Centre | 4 | 50 % |
| FDP.The Liberals | 42 | 64 % |
| Green Party of Switzerland | 26 | 46 % |
| Green Liberal Party of Switzerland | 11 | 36 % |
| Federal Democratic Union | 26 | 31 % |
| Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland | 31 | 55 % |
The latest votes on this topic
✓ Yes · ✗ No · – Free vote or no recommendation
- Neutrality Initiative
27 September 2026 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte NoFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- «Sustainability initiative» (Limiting the national population)
14 June 2026 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte NoFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Contribution to the European border and coast guard Frontex
15 May 2022 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP NoMitte YesFDP YesGPS NoGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Economic partnership agreement with Indonesia
7 March 2021 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP NoMitte YesFDP YesGPS NoGLP YesEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «For moderate immigration (Limitation Initiative)»
27 September 2020 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Implementation of the EU Weapons Directive
19 May 2019 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Self-determination initiative
25 November 2018 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «Halt overpopulation - Preserve the natural environment»
30 November 2014 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «Against mass immigration»
9 February 2014 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «Let the people decide on international treaties»
17 June 2012 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «For a ban on exports of war material»
29 November 2009 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP Free voteEDU NoEVP Free voteMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Introduction of the biometric passport
17 May 2009 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP Free voteEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Continuation of the free movement of people between Switzerland and the EU and extension to Bulgaria and Romania
8 February 2009 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Gesetz über die Zusammenarbeit mit den Staaten Osteuropas
26 November 2006 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Ausdehnung der Personenfreizügigkeit auf die neuen EU-Staaten
25 September 2005 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Abkommen zu Schengen und Dublin
5 June 2005 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative für den UNO-Beitritt
3 March 2002 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «Ja zu Europa!»
4 March 2001 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Bilaterale Abkommen mit der EU
21 May 2000 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «für ein Verbot der Kriegsmaterialausfuhr»
8 June 1997 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «EU-Beitrittsverhandlungen vors Volk!»
8 June 1997 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS NoGLP No recommendationEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- UNO-Blauhelme
12 June 1994 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- EWR-Beitritt
6 December 1992 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Gesetz über die Mitwirkung an den Institutionen von Bretton Woods
17 May 1992 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP Free voteMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Beitritt zu den Institutionen von Bretton Woods
17 May 1992 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP Free voteMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP No recommendationEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
Source: Swissvotes (Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern) and FSO; own analysis.