Popular vote · 30.11.2025Federal ballot
Popular Initiative 'For a social climate policy – financed fairly through taxation (Initiative for a Future)'
Votes202521.7% YesNo 78.3%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
21.7% 520'173
No
78.3% 1'874'301
Cantonal majority
0 / 23
Turnout
43.6%
Ballot-weighted result across 2'117 municipalities
Result by municipality
yes share per municipalityNoYesNo result
Strongest no
BFSResult by municipality
Top 10Result by district
yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutralNoYesNo result
Result by district
District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no| # | District | Yes share | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District de Lausanne | 42.9% | VD |
| 2 | Bezirk Zürich | 41.5% | ZH |
| 3 | District des Franches-Montagnes | 34.7% | JU |
| 4 | District de l'Ouest lausannois | 33.7% | VD |
| 5 | District de la Sarine | 33.5% | FR |
| 6 | Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt | 32.4% | LU |
| 7 | District de Moutier | 32.4% | JU |
| 8 | Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland | 30.8% | BE |
| 9 | Bezirk Solothurn | 30.2% | SO |
| 10 | District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut | 30.0% | VD |
How the cantons voted
yes share per municipalityThis Vorlage needed a majority of the people AND a majority of the cantons. Six cantons count as a half (BV Art. 142).
0 of 23 cantons — Rejected
NoYesNo result
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel-City | 33.4% | 52.3% | 3 |
| 2 | Geneva | 31.9% | 47.3% | 45 |
| 3 | Neuchâtel | 31.4% | 37.7% | 24 |
| 4 | Vaud | 29.3% | 46.3% | 300 |
| 5 | Jura | 29.3% | 34.9% | 51 |
| 6 | Fribourg | 25.4% | 42.0% | 119 |
| 7 | Zurich | 25.2% | 48.4% | 160 |
| 8 | Bern | 23.7% | 40.7% | 329 |
| 9 | Schaffhausen | 21.6% | 68.6% | 26 |
| 10 | Ticino | 20.6% | 41.5% | 100 |
| 11 | Basel-Landschaft | 19.4% | 41.7% | 86 |
| 12 | Solothurn | 17.3% | 40.5% | 104 |
| 13 | Grisons | 17.3% | 43.5% | 100 |
| 14 | Lucerne | 17.2% | 46.3% | 79 |
| 15 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 16.6% | 49.6% | 20 |
| 16 | Valais | 16.5% | 42.4% | 122 |
| 17 | Aargau | 15.7% | 43.0% | 196 |
| 18 | Uri | 15.3% | 41.6% | 19 |
| 19 | St. Gallen | 15.0% | 42.4% | 75 |
| 20 | Glarus | 14.7% | 38.0% | 3 |
| 21 | Thurgau | 13.5% | 44.3% | 80 |
| 22 | Zug | 13.4% | 51.4% | 11 |
| 23 | Obwalden | 11.1% | 53.0% | 7 |
| 24 | Nidwalden | 10.7% | 48.7% | 11 |
| 25 | Schwyz | 9.4% | 49.6% | 30 |
| 26 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 9.0% | 43.6% | 5 |
The Federal Council publishes its official explanations in German, French and Italian only; there is no English edition, and we do not translate them.
Source: Federal Council explanations (Federal Chancellery), chapter «In Kürze» · Official page (German)
Text put to the vote
BBl 2025 2026Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2025 2026, German)
Source: Fedlex, BBl 2025 2026 — official text
- What was the result of the vote “Popular Initiative 'For a social climate policy – financed fairly through taxation (Initiative for a Future)'”?
- On 30.11.2025, “Popular Initiative 'For a social climate policy – financed fairly through taxation (Initiative for a Future)'” was rejected with 520'173 yes and 1'874'301 no. Turnout was 43.6%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Popular Initiative 'For a social climate policy – financed fairly through taxation (Initiative for a Future)'”?
- The strongest yes came from Basel-City (33.4%), the strongest no from Appenzell Innerrhoden (9.0%).
- Was “Popular Initiative 'For a social climate policy – financed fairly through taxation (Initiative for a Future)'” accepted?
- “Popular Initiative 'For a social climate policy – financed fairly through taxation (Initiative for a Future)'” was rejected nationwide on 30.11.2025.