Ahead of Switzerland's national vote on Sept. 27, two federal initiatives face strong public opposition, according to the latest polls. A survey by Leewas, commissioned by Tamedia and 20 Minuten, showed that 62% of respondents opposed the Neutrality Initiative, which seeks constitutional recognition of an "eternal and armed" neutrality policy. Support stood at 30%, with 6% leaning favorably and 2% undecided.
Vedno högre majoritet vill ändra grundlagens neutralitet. Oppositionen har växt sedan förra uppmätningen i Leewas i mitten av juni, då 54 % motsatte sig initiativet och 34 % stödde det. Stärkaste stödet för Initiativet om neutralitet kom från SVP:s väljare, med 82 % som stödde det, medan alla andra stora partiers väljare motsatte sig det med stor margin: 91 % av SP- och GLP-väljarna, 82 % av det gröna partiet, 79 % av parti Mitte och 72 % av FDP-väljarna. Oppositionen ökade bland äldre, höginkomsttagare och mer utbildade respondenter, med landsbygden och de italiensktalande regionerna som visade relativt större stöd.
Kritikere der Initiative argumenteren, at den ville begrænse Schweiz politik fleksibilitet, skade dets internationale position ved at forhindre deltagelse i sanktioner og svække forsvarsevne. Supporterne påpeger, at den ville forhindre politisk erosion af neutralitet.
"Food Supply" Federation fared worse in polls, with 65% of respondents opposed. The initiative seeks to increase Switzerland’s net self-sufficiency rate to at least 70%. Only 18% supported the plan outright, while 13% leaned in favour and 4% were undecided. Die Grünen voters showed the strongest support at 69%, while SP supporters were evenly split. Opposition was highest among FDP (83%), Mitte (75%), SVP (74%), and GLP (66%) voters. Pensioners and men showed the strongest opposition, with 70% of men rejecting the initiative.
Advocates of the food supply measure cited crisis resilience and groundwater protection as key benefits, while opponents warned that it could impose a state-mandated diet with minimal animal products. Leewas survey, conducted Aug. 12-13 among 13,154 participants, has a margin of error of approximately 1.5 percentage points.
YouGov’s separate poll, published on August 20 and based on 3,080 respondents surveyed from August 3 to 17, showed slightly less decisive opposition. It found that 50% were opposed to the Neutrality Initiative, 41% supported it, and 9% were undecided — an 11-point increase in opposition since July. For the Food Supply Initiative, YouGov reported that 52% were opposed, 37% in favor, and 11% undecided — a nine-point rise in opposition compared to the previous month. Only Ticino showed clear majority support for the neutrality proposal.
