Initiative to ban the import of foie gras
Popular vote of Feb 28, 2027 · Popular initiative · No. 694Initiative populaire « Oui à l’interdiction d’importer du foie gras (initiative foie gras) »
Agriculture: Livestock · Environment and living space: Animal protection · Foreign policy: Foreign trade policy
The vote is ahead or still being counted.
The proposal
- Type of proposal
- Popular initiative, formulated draft
- Department in charge
- Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA)
- Legislative period
- 52th legislative period
- Parliamentary business
- «Oui à l’interdiction d’importer du foie gras (initiative foie gras)». Initiative populaire (24.089)
- In the Federal Gazette
- Message concernant l’initiative populaire «Oui à l’interdiction d’importer du foie gras (initiative foie gras)», Dec 12, 2024, Arrêté fédéral relatif à l’initiative populaire «Oui à l’interdiction d’importer du foie gras (initiative foie gras)» (Projet), Dec 12, 2024, Arrêté fédéral relatif à l’initiative populaire «Oui à l’interdiction d’importer du foie gras (initiative foie gras)», Oct 13, 2026
In Parliament
- Federal Council
- No
- Parliament
- No
Final vote, National Council · Roll call
Final vote, Council of States · Roll call
From launch to ballot
- Launched by
- Organisations de protection des animaux
- Valid signatures
- 102'478 of 100'000 required (102.5 %)
- Invalid signatures
- 765
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Documents
Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery, Curia Vista, 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.