¶ Glossary: Vote

¶ Result of the vote on 27 September 2026

The Neutrality Initiative was rejected on 27 September 2026 by 70.15% No to 29.85% Yes. All 26 cantons rejected it; the cantonal vote was 0 to 23.

Provisional official final result · Data as of 27 September 2026, 16:12 (Europe/Zurich).

Result	Votes	Share
Yes	789’130	29.85%
No	1’854’767	70.15%

Turnout: 47.06%.

The proposed Article 54a will therefore not be added to the Federal Constitution. The background and arguments below document the debate before the vote.

FSO: official voting result

This glossary explains the key technical terms and abbreviations used in this chapter.

Abbreviation / Term	Explanation
APK-N	Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council.
Art. 54a BV	Proposed new article of the Federal Constitution to enshrine permanent armed neutrality.
AUNS	Campaign for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland — political organisation supporting neutrality.
BV	Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101).
Gegenvorschlag	Counter-proposal elaborated by Parliament as an alternative to a popular initiative.
Immerwährende Neutralität	Permanent neutrality — in force in Switzerland since 1815.
Komitee	Initiative committee — group of citizens who launch and promote a popular initiative.
Stände-/Volksmehr	Double majority — majority of voters and cantons required for a constitutional initiative.
Volksinitiative	Direct democracy instrument: 100,000 signatures in 18 months trigger a popular vote.

As of March 2026. All information is based on publicly available sources.