Initiative «200 francs is enough!» (fees for public broadcasting)

Popular vote of Mar 8, 2026 · Popular initiative · No. 683Initiative populaire « 200 francs, ça suffit ! (initiative SSR) »

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
38.0 %
Cantons
0 : 23
Turnout
55.8 %
Yes
1'188'459 (38 %)
No
1'934'819 (62 %)
Eligible voters
5'656'176

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
37 (82 %) : 7 (16 %), 1 (2 %) abstention
Recommend yes
SD, EDU, MCG, SVP
Recommend no
EVP, FDP, GLP, Grüne, PdA, SP, Die Mitte
Associations
Recommend yes: GewerbeverbandRecommend no: Gemeindeverband, KdK, SBK, Gewerkschaftsbund, Städteverband, Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich203'716 (36 %)368'314 (64 %)58.6 %
Bern145'505 (35 %)266'523 (65 %)55.5 %
Lucerne60'890 (37 %)102'679 (63 %)57.6 %
Uri5'573 (39 %)8'604 (61 %)52.6 %
Schwyz32'648 (49 %)34'148 (51 %)61.2 %
Obwalden7'098 (41 %)10'069 (59 %)62.6 %
Nidwalden8'344 (42 %)11'502 (58 %)62.3 %
Glarus5'824 (42 %)7'976 (58 %)52.0 %
Zug19'171 (39 %)29'441 (61 %)61.0 %
Fribourg44'464 (37 %)77'323 (63 %)56.0 %
Solothurn39'080 (40 %)59'099 (60 %)53.5 %
Basel-Stadt18'009 (29 %)44'314 (71 %)56.6 %
Basel-Landschaft36'501 (36 %)65'453 (64 %)53.9 %
Schaffhausen17'173 (45 %)21'100 (55 %)72.1 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden9'895 (43 %)13'163 (57 %)59.5 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden2'913 (44 %)3'655 (56 %)53.6 %
St. Gallen78'839 (43 %)103'129 (57 %)54.7 %
Graubünden28'389 (36 %)49'742 (64 %)55.2 %
Aargau102'880 (42 %)142'022 (58 %)54.8 %
Thurgau42'961 (44 %)54'754 (56 %)54.7 %
Ticino60'744 (47 %)69'300 (53 %)58.2 %
Vaud88'907 (33 %)181'070 (67 %)56.5 %
Valais51'555 (43 %)68'248 (57 %)51.8 %
Neuchâtel18'625 (33 %)37'387 (67 %)49.0 %
Geneva49'155 (36 %)87'687 (64 %)48.8 %
Jura9'600 (35 %)18'117 (65 %)47.1 %

On the same day

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery, Federal Statistical Office, Année politique suisse

Data: Swissvotes, the database of federal popular votes (Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; CC BY 4.0), the Federal Statistical Office and the Parliamentary Services.