Arrêté fédéral concernant l’initiative populaire «Sauvegarder la neutralité suisse (initiative sur la neutralité)»
On 20 March 2026 the National Council adopted Arrêté fédéral concernant l’initiative populaire «Sauvegarder la neutralité suisse (initiative sur la neutralité)» in the final vote, 124 yes to 65 no with 5 abstentions.
Parliament and people
The people voted on this item on 27 September 2026: 29.8% yes, rejected.
For a popular initiative, the National Council’s final vote is on the federal decree that carries the voting recommendation to the people. A yes in the chamber is a yes to that decree, not to the initiative itself; the recommendation is set out in the decree.
How the chamber voted
Each dot is a member, grouped by parliamentary group and coloured by vote. Not the seating plan.
- Yes 124
- No 65
- Abstain 5
- Excused 4
- Did not vote 1
- Presiding (does not vote) 1
By group
| Group | Yes | No | Abst. | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss People’s Party Group | 0 | 65 | 0 | 2 |
| Social Democratic Group | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| The Centre Group. The Centre. EPP. | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| FDP-Liberal Group | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Green Group | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Liberal Group | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
By canton
| Canton | Yes | No | Abst. | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich | 21 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| Bern | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucerne | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Uri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schwyz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Obwalden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nidwalden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zug | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fribourg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Solothurn | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Basel-Stadt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Schaffhausen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Appenzell Outer Rhodes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Appenzell Inner Rhodes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Gallen | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Grisons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aargau | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Thurgau | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ticino | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaud | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Valais | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Neuchâtel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Geneva | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jura | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Roll call
Yes 124
- Alex Farinelli RL, TI
- Aline Trede G, BE
- Andrea Zryd S, BE
- Andreas Meier M-E, AG
- Andri Silberschmidt RL, ZH
- Anna Giacometti RL, GR
- Anna Rosenwasser S, ZH
- Balthasar Glättli G, ZH
- Barbara Gysi S, SG
- Barbara Schaffner GL, ZH
- Beat Flach GL, AG
- Benjamin Roduit M-E, VS
- Benoît Gaillard S, VD
- Bettina Balmer RL, ZH
- Brenda Tuosto S, VD
- Brigitte Crottaz S, VD
- Bruno Storni S, TI
- Cédric Wermuth S, AG
- Céline Weber GL, VD
- Céline Widmer S, ZH
- Christian Dandrès S, GE
- Christian Lohr M-E, TG
- Christian Wasserfallen RL, BE
- Christine Badertscher G, BE
- Christine Bulliard-Marbach M-E, FR
- Christophe Clivaz G, VS
- Clarence Chollet G, NE
- Claudia Friedl S, SG
- Corina Gredig GL, ZH
- Cyril Aellen RL, GE
- Damien Cottier RL, NE
- Daniel Ruch RL, VD
- Daniela Schneeberger RL, BL
- David Roth S, LU
- Delphine Klopfenstein Broggini G, GE
- Dominik Blunschy M-E, SZ
- Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter M-E, BL
- Emmanuel Amoos S, VS
- Eric Nussbaumer S, BL
- Estelle Revaz S, GE
- Fabian Molina S, ZH
- Fabienne Stämpfli GL, BE
- Farah Rumy S, SO
- Felix Wettstein G, SO
- Florence Brenzikofer G, BL
- Franziska Ryser G, SG
- Gabriela Suter S, AG
- Gerhard Andrey G, FR
- Gerhard Pfister M-E, ZG
- Giorgio Fonio M-E, TI
- Greta Gysin G, TI
- Hasan Candan S, LU
- Heinz Theiler RL, SZ
- Irène Kälin G, AG
- Isabelle Chappuis M-E, VD
- Islam Alijaj S, ZH
- Jacqueline Badran S, ZH
- Jacqueline de Quattro RL, VD
- Jean Tschopp S, VD
- Jessica Jaccoud S, VD
- Jon Pult S, GR
- Jürg Grossen GL, BE
- Katharina Prelicz-Huber G, ZH
- Kathrin Bertschy GL, BE
- Katja Christ GL, BS
- Kilian Baumann G, BE
- Kris Vietze RL, TG
- Laurence Fehlmann Rielle S, GE
- Laurent Wehrli RL, VD
- Leo Müller M-E, LU
- Léonore Porchet G, VD
- Linda De Ventura S, SH
- Lorenz Hess M-E, BE
- Maja Riniker RL, AG
- Manuela Weichelt G, ZG
- Marc Jost M-E, BE
- Marcel Dobler RL, SG
- Marie-France Roth Pasquier M-E, FR
- Marionna Schlatter G, ZH
- Martin Candinas M-E, GR
- Martine Docourt S, NE
- Matthias Samuel Jauslin GL, AG
- Maya Bally M-E, AG
- Meret Schneider G, ZH
- Michael Töngi G, LU
- Min Li Marti S, ZH
- Nadine Gobet RL, FR
- Nadine Masshardt S, BE
- Nicole Barandun M-E, ZH
- Niklaus-Samuel Gugger M-E, ZH
- Nina Schläfli S, TG
- Olivier Feller RL, VD
- Patricia von Falkenstein RL, BS
- Patrick Hässig GL, ZH
- Peter Schilliger RL, LU
- Philipp Kutter M-E, ZH
- Philipp Matthias Bregy M-E, VS
- Philippe Nantermod RL, VS
- Pierre-Alain Fridez S, JU
- Pius Kaufmann M-E, LU
- Priska Seiler Graf S, ZH
- Priska Wismer-Felder M-E, LU
- Raphaël Mahaim G, VD
- Regina Durrer-Knobel M-E, NW
- Regine Sauter RL, ZH
- Reto Nause M-E, BE
- Rudi Berli G, GE
- Samira Marti S, BL
- Samuel Bendahan S, VD
- Sarah Wyss S, BS
- Sibel Arslan G, BS
- Simon Michel RL, SO
- Simon Stadler M-E, UR
- Simona Brizzi S, AG
- Simone de Montmollin RL, GE
- Simone Gianini RL, TI
- Sophie Michaud Gigon G, VD
- Susanne Vincenz-Stauffacher RL, SG
- Tamara Funiciello S, BE
- Ueli Schmezer S, BE
- Ursula Zybach S, BE
- Valérie Piller Carrard S, FR
- Vincent Maitre M-E, GE
- Yvonne Bürgin M-E, ZH
No 65
- Alois Huber V, AG
- Andreas Gafner V, BE
- Andreas Glarner V, AG
- Barbara Steinemann V, ZH
- Benjamin Fischer V, ZH
- Benjamin Giezendanner V, AG
- Bruno Walliser V, ZH
- Céline Amaudruz V, GE
- Christian Glur V, AG
- Christian Imark V, SO
- Christoph Riner V, AG
- Daniel Sormanni V, GE
- Diana Gutjahr V, TG
- Didier Calame V, NE
- Edgar Bischof V, AR
- Erich Hess V, BE
- Erich Vontobel V, ZH
- Ernst Wandfluh V, BE
- Franz Grüter V, LU
- Gregor Rutz V, ZH
- Hans Jörg Rüegsegger V, BE
- Jacques Nicolet V, VD
- Jean-Luc Addor V, VS
- Katja Stettler-Riem V, BE
- Lars Guggisberg V, BE
- Lorenzo Quadri V, TI
- Lukas Reimann V, SG
- Magdalena Martullo-Blocher V, GR
- Manfred Bühler V, BE
- Manuel Strupler V, TG
- Marcel Dettling V, SZ
- Markus Schnyder V, GL
- Martin Haab V, ZH
- Martin Hübscher V, ZH
- Mauro Tuena V, ZH
- Michaël Buffat V, VD
- Michael Götte V, SG
- Michael Graber V, VS
- Mike Egger V, SG
- Monika Rüegger V, OW
- Nadja Umbricht Pieren V, BE
- Nicolas Kolly V, FR
- Nina Fehr Düsel V, ZH
- Paolo Pamini V, TI
- Pascal Schmid V, TG
- Piero Marchesi V, TI
- Rémy Wyssmann V, SO
- Roger Golay V, GE
- Roland Rino Büchel V, SG
- Roman Bürgi V, SZ
- Roman Hug V, GR
- Sandra Sollberger V, BL
- Stefanie Heimgartner V, AG
- Sylvain Freymond V, VD
- Therese Schläpfer V, ZH
- Thomas Aeschi V, ZG
- Thomas Bläsi V, GE
- Thomas de Courten V, BL
- Thomas Hurter V, SH
- Thomas Knutti V, BE
- Thomas Matter V, ZH
- Thomas Stettler V, JU
- Vroni Thalmann-Bieri V, LU
- Walter Gartmann V, SG
- Yvan Pahud V, VD
Abstain 5
- Hans-Peter Portmann RL, ZH
- Markus Ritter M-E, SG
- Martin Bäumle GL, ZH
- Nicolò Paganini M-E, SG
- Thomas Rechsteiner M-E, AI
Excused 4
- Beat Walti RL, ZH
- Mattea Meyer S, ZH
- Stefan Müller-Altermatt M-E, SO
- Thomas Burgherr V, AG
Did not vote 1
- Sidney Kamerzin M-E, VS
Presiding (does not vote) 1
- Pierre-André Page V, FR
Session: Frühjahrssession 2026 · 24.092 · Item on parlament.ch · Source: Parliamentary Services, ws.parlament.ch (votes and voting behaviour in the National Council). JSON