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Sommaruga to the hunting law rejected
The hunting law has not only been rejected in urban cantons, but rural cantons such as Jura and Aargau have also rejected it. The federal government continues to have the final say on the regulation of wolf packs.
Keller-Sutter: “We need stable relations with the EU”
The Minister of Justice, Karin Keller-Sutter (FDP), begins with her statement on the rejection of the “limitation initiative”. “The people and the cantons have once again spoken out in favor of solid and sustainable bilateral relations with our most important commercial partner,” summarized the Federal Councilor. “For months, the Federal Council has been doing everything possible to ensure that the economy quickly returns to the excellent situation it was in before the crisis.” For this, companies would need stable relations with the EU, legal certainty and economic prospects. “The sovereign created these conditions today.”
The Federal Council announced in recent months that talks on the institutional deal with the EU would resume after the BGI vote, Keller-Sutter said. In the coming weeks, the Federal Council will now determine Switzerland’s position and start talks with the EU on how to resolve the outstanding issues.
Federal Council press conference
This is followed by the Federal Council press conference on the results of the vote. Up to five magistrates comment on their respective deals. We will broadcast the press conference live on the stream and on the ticker.
Do not fear the wolf – in the cities
An assessment by SRF Bundeshaus editor Curdin Vincenz: The narrow no to the hunting law by the people is a defeat for the Federal Council and the bourgeois parties. They have failed to make it clear to the majority that stronger measures against the wolf are needed and that the cantons should be able to intervene sooner. And the opponents’ argument that what would flourish for the wolf under the new law could soon apply to other protected animals like the lynx, beaver or gray heron as well, if they were not dissipated.
The results show a pronounced gap between city and country, between mountain and valley. Obviously, many city dwellers do not understand the concerns and complaints of sheep farmers in Valais or Graubünden. This is not the first time that there are two different perspectives on the mountainous regions: that of the townspeople, who seek the most intact nature possible there, and that of the locals, who fear that the so-called Unterländer will want to make their home. in a natural park.
Today’s narrow winners, the environmental associations, the Greens and the SP, have an obligation. In the referendum campaign, they claimed they knew that wolves could cause trouble too. Therefore, they would not stand in the way of a new hunting law that is reasonable in their opinion. So that the dispute over the wolf does not last long, you should help him out now.
Vincenz has worked for Radio SRF for 18 years. He is currently reporting on what is happening in the Federal Palace. Previously, he was regional correspondent for SRF in Zurich and moderator of the “Rendez-vous” program.
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Chiesa: No to the “limitation initiative” has to do with Corona
With the clear failure of the “limitation initiative”, the new SVP president Marco Chiesa is one of the losers of the day. “We do not want a Switzerland of 10 million”, stresses once again Ticino. The clear no to the initiative of his party also had to do with the crisis of the crown: “There is some uncertainty,” said Chiesa. With this initiative the rivals would have known how to play. The SVP president is convinced that issues such as priority for domestic residents will also be on the table in the future.
Hunting law: the yes of the mountain areas was not enough
The political scientist Lukas Golder interprets the result of the hunting law as follows:
“The mountainous areas and the cantons of Central Switzerland voted for the hunting law. The great Swiss plateau along with western Switzerland, where many people live, tipped the scales to say no today. “
FDP President: “People want to know that their airspace is protected”
Petra Gössi (President of the FDP) is grateful that, despite Corona and the discussions about costs, today there was a yes to fighter jets. “It has been shown that she wants to know that the airspace is protected.” She believes Viola Amherd had a very good fight for the referendum. However, it is assumed that the left parties were able to mobilize their supporters very well.
Golder in the fighter jet vote: LPG as the deciding factor
For Lukas Golder, LPG made a significant contribution to the narrow yes on the fighter jet question: “Not that LPG supporters followed this motto very well, but overall there was a bit more votes in favor, especially of the canton of Zurich. where LPG is very strong and that’s what does it all. “
SP-Nordmann: “Amherd did a good job”
Roger Nordmann says that Viola Amherd did a very good voting match. “That is why the bill was accepted.” But the army suffered from a credibility problem, continued the president of the SP’s parliamentary group. “The risk situation analysis is incorrect.” Furthermore, the answers are always the same, although the situation has changed. The SP showed other concepts, “we were very credible with that.” I never would have thought that opponents would do so well. “The army must have the books.”
Nordmann today represents SP President Christian Levrat who stayed home with the family due to pending Corona test results.
Pfister: “A great day for direct democracy”
CVP President Gerhard Pfister is visibly pleased at the presidential round at SRF: “It is a great day for direct democracy.” Pfister cannot say why the race for the submission of the fighter jets of his party colleague, Defense Minister Viola Amherd, was so close. “It probably has something to do with the mobilization.” But Pfister doesn’t want to speculate.
Strict no to hunting law
Wolf protection is not relaxing: At 51.9 percent, Switzerland just said no to the revised hunting law. Zurich was the last canton to reject the hunting law with 58.6 percent no votes.
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Acquisition of fighter jets accepted as a wafer
That was a true Hitchcock finale: the canton of Zurich is the latest canton to say yes to acquiring fighter jets. This means that the bill is accepted with an affirmative vote of 50.1 percent and the aircraft fleet can take off. The deciding factor was the 8,670 ultra-tight votes.
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Canton of Zurich rejects new hunting law
In the canton of Zurich, 58.6 percent voted no to the new hunting law.
Aargauer people narrowly reject the energy law
In the canton of Aargau, the electorate just rejected the controversial energy law with 50.9 votes against. The law was intended to reduce CO2 emissions from buildings. The SVP and the cantonal association of owners rejected the Energy Law.
Voters said yes to abolishing school maintenance. Voters clearly approved of the reorganization of the primary school management structures.
Fighter jet acquisition: Golder sees minimal trend for a yes
Political scientist Lukas Golder explains that the trend is very close to yes. One note comes from the canton of Bern. There it goes towards 50+, so for a yes to the acquisition of combat aircraft. But nothing is official yet.
Extrapolation: still stuck in fighter jets: 51 percent against fighter law
And the tension is still alive: according to the latest SRG extrapolation, it is still 50 to 50. The hunting law has 51 percent no votes. The error range is one percent.
Looks good for the Zurich football stadium
Based on the previous count, Zurich City Council voters say yes to Hardturm Stadium. After counting six of the nine electoral districts of the city, the proportion of votes in favor is around 60 percent.
Most of the project has also obtained approval in the vicinity of the Hardturm site. In the constituency made up of districts 4 and 5, the proportion of votes in favor was higher than 55 percent and, therefore, more than in the first ballot of the stadium.
“The EU is satisfied with the result”
Brussels correspondent Michael Rauchstein says that people in Brussels are satisfied with the outcome of the “limitation initiative”. “The economic commissioner Paolo Gentiloni has expressed himself in this direction through Twitter,” he says.
Andreas Schwab, responsible for EU-Swiss relations, also sent out a press release saying that he was taking note of the outcome with positive sentiments. The result shows that the Swiss population is interested in greater and closer cooperation with the EU, Schwab added.
“In Brussels, this initiative was expected to be rejected,” Rauchstein said. A yes would have had a huge impact on the EU-Switzerland bilateral relationship.
The crime of fighter jets continues
A quick look at the interim result of the fighter jet acquisition: after counting 21 cantons, 51.4 percent said no to the presentation. However, the results for densely populated cantons like Bern, Zurich or Aargau are still lacking.
Intermediate result for the acquisition of combat aircraft.
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Burkart: “It’s about the future of the army”
As the thriller about the acquisition of fighter jets continues, the FDP Thierry Burkart Council of States believes that if there is a no, there will be a fundamental discussion about the military. neutrality continues, which can then no longer be guaranteed. It’s about the future of the military. How is this supposed to fulfill the constitutional mandate of armed neutrality in the future? That is more than questioned if there is a no. “SP National Councilor Priska Seiler-Graf does not see the vote as a fundamental discussion about the air force and the military. However, negative votes should trigger a discussion:” You have to take your opponents seriously and examine what led so many to vote against it. “
