State and institutions: 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.
205 votes since 1848. Constitution, voting rights, citizenship, federalism
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 | 149 | 56 % |
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | 163 | 59 % |
| The Centre | 14 | 64 % |
| FDP.The Liberals | 170 | 62 % |
| Green Party of Switzerland | 79 | 54 % |
| Green Liberal Party of Switzerland | 36 | 36 % |
| Federal Democratic Union | 87 | 51 % |
| Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland | 114 | 67 % |
The latest votes on this topic
✓ Yes · ✗ No · – Free vote or no recommendation
- Decree on the Swiss currency and cash supply
8 March 2026 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP YesMitte YesFDP YesGPS YesGLP NoEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «Cash is Freedom»
8 March 2026 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte NoFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Service Citoyen Initiative
30 November 2025 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP NoMitte NoFDP NoGPS NoGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- E-ID Act
28 September 2025 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte YesFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «For freedom and physical integrity»
9 June 2024 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte NoFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Amendment to the COVID-19 Act (5th revision)
18 June 2023 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte YesFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Transplantation Act (principle of presumed consent in organ donation)
15 May 2022 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte YesFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Justice initiative
28 November 2021 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP NoMitte NoFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Amendment to the COVID-19 Act (2nd revision)
28 November 2021 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte YesFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Marriage for all
26 September 2021 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte YesFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Act on police measures to combat terrorism
13 June 2021 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP NoMitte YesFDP YesGPS NoGLP NoEDU Free voteEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- COVID-19 Act
13 June 2021 · ✓ Accepted
SVP Free voteSP YesMitte YesFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative for a ban on full facial coverings
7 March 2021 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP NoMitte NoFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP Free voteMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Act on Electronic Identification Services (e-ID Act)
7 March 2021 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte YesFDP YesGPS NoGLP NoEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «For a ban on financing war material manufacturers»
29 November 2020 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP NoEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «For responsible businesses – protecting human rights and the environment»
29 November 2020 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS YesGLP YesEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation
9 February 2020 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP Free voteMCG 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
- Legal basis for the monitoring of insured persons
25 November 2018 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP Free voteMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- «Sovereign Money Initiative»
10 June 2018 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS Free voteGLP NoEDU NoEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Simplified naturalisation for third-generation foreigners
12 February 2017 · ✓ Accepted
SVP NoSP YesMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS YesGLP YesEDU NoEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Act on the Intelligence Service
25 September 2016 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP YesGPS NoGLP Free voteEDU YesEVP YesMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- «Implementation initiative»
28 February 2016 · ✗ Rejected
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Gold initiative
30 November 2014 · ✗ Rejected
SVP NoSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
- Initiative «Pedophiles must no longer be allowed to work with children»
18 May 2014 · ✓ Accepted
SVP YesSP NoMitte No recommendationFDP NoGPS NoGLP NoEDU YesEVP NoMCG No recommendationLega No recommendationAL No recommendationLDP No recommendation
Source: Swissvotes (Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern) and FSO; own analysis.