Votes

Our positions on current and past votes.

Abstimmungsunterlagen

Votes of 24 November 2024

NO to the expansion of the national highways
NO to the change of the tenancy law regarding change of the tenancy law regarding subletting
NO to the change of the tenancy law regarding termination for personal use
YES to the standardised benefit financing EFAS

Votes of 22 September 2024

YES to the Biodiversity Initiative - Blogpost Biodiversity Initiative
YES to the BVG Reform

Canton of Berne

YES to the change of canton of the municipality of Moutier

City of Bern

YES to the Goumoëns site
YES to the new construction of the Weissenbühl primary school
NO to the complete renovation of the Brunnhof–Fischermätteli road space

Votes of 9 June 2024

YES to the Federal Act on a Secure Electricity Supply
YES to the Premium Relief Initiative
NO to the Cost Brake Initiative
NO to the popular initiative "For Freedom and PhysicalIntegrity"

Blog post on the votes of 9 June 2024

City of Bern

YES to the Rossfeld children's home
YES to the complete renovation and expansion of the Stöckacker primary school
YES to the temporary classroom on the gasworks site
YES to the Wylerringstrasse 34, 36, 46 and 48 building regulations (Wifag site)
YES to the framework credit for public infrastructure in the Ausserholligen development focus

Votes of 3 March 2024

Canton of Berne

YES to the amendment of the cantonal constitution (introduction of urgent legislation)

City of Bern

YES to the new depot
YES to the construction loan Total renovation of the artificial ice rink and wave pool Dählhölzli (Ka-We-De)
YES to the framework credit Barrier-free redesign of public transport stops
YES to the acquisition of properties Wildhainweg

Votes of 19 November 2023

City of Bern

YES to the acquisition of plot 248/VI at the Looslistrasse-Untermattweg intersection
YES to flood protection: Hydraulic engineering plan "Territorial protection of districts on the Aare" and investment credit
YES to the 2024 budget of the City of Bern

Votes of 22 October 2023

City of Bern

YES to the merger of the municipalities of Ostermundigen and Bern

Votes of 3 September 2023

City of Zurich

NO to the Stadtgrün initiative
YES to the counter-proposals
YES to the third incineration line of the Hagenholz waste incineration plant
YES to the new construction and expansion of the schools In der Ey/Triemli (City of Zurich)

Votes of 18 June 2023

YES to the Climate Protection Act - Volt supports the Climate Protection Act
YES to the Covid-19 Act
FREEDOM OF VOTE at the OECD Minimum Tax

Canton of Berne

YES to the amendment of the cantonal constitution (adjustments to the debt brakes)
YES to the popular initiative "For cantonal parental leave"

City of Bern

YES to the Partial Revision of the Personnel Regulations of the Employment Conditions of the City of Bern
YES 2x to the Partial Revisions of the Fee Regulations for Parking Cards and Parking Fees
YES 4x to the Operating Contributions to Four Cultural Institutions for the Years 2024–2027
YES 2x to the Land Levy in Viererfeld/Mittelfeld
YES to the General Drainage Plan
YES to the Renovation of the Kornhausbrücke
YES to upgrade the road space in the course of the expansion of the district heating network

Votes of 12 March 2023

Canton of Berne

NO to traffic renovations - Swiss Post to traffic renovations
YES to the amendments to the cantonal constitution

City of Bern

YES to the Viererfeld loan
YES to the Wyler and Nydegg Bridge renovations

Votes of 25 September 2022

YES to the factory farming initiative
NO to the amendment of the Federal Act on Withholding Tax
FREEDOM OF VOTE on the AHV bills

Canton of Zurich

YES to the construction of the Im Isengrid secondary school
YES to the definitive introduction of the
JA x2 day school to determine the variants of the definitive introduction of the day school
YES to the scientific pilot project Basic income
NO to the purchase of the SBB site

City of Zurich

YES to the popular initiative "No tax gifts for major shareholders"
YES to the counter-proposal to the "Circular Economy Initiative"

Votes of 15 May 2022

YES to the further development of the Schengen acquis (Frontex vote) - Position paper on the Frontex referendum
YES to the Transplantation Act
 YES to the Film Act («Lex Netflix») - Position paper on the amendment of the Film Act

Votes of 13 February 2022

NO to the ban on animal and human experimentation
YES to the protection of children and adolescents from tobacco advertising
FREEDOM OF VOTE on the Federal Act on Stamp Duties

Votes of 28 November 2021

YES to the care initiative
YES to the Justice Initiative
YES to the Covid 19 Act

The 5+1 challenges

Volt has defined 5+1 fundamental challenges that need to be addressed in every European country and in Europe as a whole.

Why 5 + 1 challenges?

The 5 challenges are essentially the same for each country, but their implementation can be adapted at the national level to take into account local circumstances.

Challenge No. +1 - our proposal to reform and strengthen the EU - is identical in all our national programs. Here in Switzerland, our relations with the EU are the focus.

Take a look at our Europe-wide programme!
  • 01

    Smart State

    Education and digitalisation are key elements of the 21st century

  • 02

    Economic Renaissance

    An innovative economy is the engine for the progress of society.

  • 03

    Social Equality

    No one should be left behind - regardless of gender, income, religion or origin.

  • 04

    Global Balance

    Europe must live up to its responsibility in the world to secure our common future.

  • 05

    Citizen Empowerment

    European citizens must be able to make informed political decisions, independently influence politics beyond elections and exercise their democratic rights.

  • +1

    EU Reform

    We love the EU - but that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement.