Overview

• Polls closed at 18:00 and counting is underway, with early, unweighted tallies showing the climate initiative slightly ahead and the basic-income measure trailing.
• Turnout reached 43.6% of roughly 1.3 million eligible voters, and 80.8% of participants cast ballots by mail, according to the Statistics Office North.
• The climate proposal would advance the city’s neutrality goal to 2040 with binding annual CO2 limits and monitoring, a path experts deem technically feasible but requiring sweeping changes across heating, transport and industry.
• The basic-income measure would fund a three‑year, state-run pilot for 2,000 residents paying €1,346 per month plus health insurance, indexed to inflation with partial income offsets, at an estimated total cost of about €50 million.
• Passing either referendum requires a simple majority and at least 20% of the entire electorate voting yes, with the Senate and most parliamentary groups urging rejection of both measures.