Swiss referendums May 2009
Swiss voters dealt with two referendums yesterday, both of which were approved on minimal turnout (38%).
Vote 541 was a popular initiative for alternative (or complementary medicine): Zukunft mit Komplementärmedizin
Yes 67%
No 33%
Below is a map of the vote. It sure looks like Swiss Francophones love alternative medicine, ultra-conservatives in Schwyz not so much.
Vote 542 was the approval of the introduction of biometric passports.
Yes 50.1%
No 49.9%
I tried hard to find something in this map ressembling a political pattern, but I haven’t found anything that explains the alternative medicine-lovers in Geneva and Jura voting the same way as the rural ultra-conservatives in Schwyz and Uri. The best I can give is that low turnout creates weird results.
Posted on May 18, 2009, in Referendums, Switzerland. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.
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