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The first poll to vote on November 29 shows a majority for both popular initiatives. But the corporate responsibility initiative is performing worse than expected. Women can be decisive.
Women have the power to vote at the polls for the two popular initiatives of November 29.
Photo: Gian Ehrenzeller (Keystone)
«In fact, women would have it theoretically in all voting and elections in hand to make a difference, after all, from a purely statistical point of view, there are more women than men in Switzerland.“Women could play a special role in the next two voting proposals, says Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen, Professor of Comparative Politics ton the University of Bern. Of the GRAMThe gender difference on socio-political issues is an international phenomenon that is particularly pronounced in Switzerland, Stadelmann-Steffen said.
Women say yes to both initiatives
With the Corporate Responsibility Initiative and the War Business Initiative, two issues will hit the polls on November 29, addressing social and ethical issues. If the women have their way, both initiatives will succeed. According to today’s Tamedia / 20-Minuten poll, 66 percent of women would agree with the corporate responsibility initiative, 62 percent din launched by the Young Greens and the Society without an Army (GSoA)north Referendum on war agreements.
Generally i would 57 percent of those 13 and older‘500 respondents currently say yes to corporate responsibilitymeInitiative in put the urn. The race is not won in any way for the starters. Referendums usually start with high approval ratings in the first few polls. And expectations for the corporate responsibility initiative were high. A poll conducted by the Link Institute in May showed that 78 percent would support the initiative.
CVP is deeply divided
The sigh of relief to the enemynorth therefore, it can be heard clearly. CVP National Advisor Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter, a member of the opposition committee, says she expected a much higher percentage of yes «after all, the initiators have been women for their concerns for years». However, it still doesn’t sound very laid back. «We started our campaign very late, so far most people only know the arguments of the followers»Schneider-Schneiter said self-critically.
“They have spread a lot of misinformation in recent weeks.”
Besides, your party is also focused. Political scientist Fabio Wasserfallen, one of the poll’s authors, says the decision will likely be made in the middle, among the green liberals and especially with the CVP: «The CVP is divided, as has rarely been the case with a referendum.» 49 percent in favor, 49 percent against (of the Ffault area in this question lie for 5 Prozent). The CVP has internal headwinds with various exponents of the party campaigning for the initiative. In addition, several churches are committed to the cause. Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter counters: «We have received a clear mandate from the CVP Assembly of Delegates to work against the initiative.» The party will also do so with its own campaign, which emphasizes that the situation in developing countries is getting worse with the corporate responsibility initiative.north would do.
Strong left-right polarization
A special effort is also urgently needed if the CVP base is to swear no. For example, the cantonal CVP parties in Bern and Geneva have approved the slogan yes. And as Dick Marty, former FDP Council of States and Co-Chair of the Initiative Committee, smugly comments, including Senior Vice President ofyou Valais Romand accepted the initiative. Political support is widening, says Marty happily, and holds opponents jointly responsible for the relatively weak start: «They have spread a lot of misinformation in recent weeks.»
As with the corporate responsibility initiative, the war entrepreneurship is also Links-right–Strong polarization. 52 percent of respondents currently for this insert yes. According to the survey, the most compelling factor is the argument from neutrality – Investments in arms companies are with this sThe proponents are convinced that the Swiss tradition is not compatible. Supporters of the SVP and the FDP reject the proposal with similar force, how left and greens are for it. The opponents are convinced that the initiative does not influence the world demand for weapons and that hardly fewer weapons are offered. In the middle, Green Liberal voters have two rerattlenorth clearly taken from the pro side. Support at CVPt only about a third the planned ban on financing war material producers.
