Overview
- Preliminary projections from public broadcaster SSR show about 84% voting against mandatory civic service and about 79% rejecting the climate-focused inheritance tax.
- Swiss outlets reported the inheritance-tax plan failing in every canton, with roughly 78.3% of voters opposed.
- The civic‑service initiative sought to replace conscription with a universal duty open to all genders, while opponents argued it would deepen unpaid labor burdens for women.
- The tax proposal from the Swiss Young Socialists called for a 50% levy on inheritances above CHF 50 million, expected to affect around 2,500 households and raise roughly CHF 6 billion annually for ecological transition.
- Proponents acknowledged defeat yet pledged to keep pushing their ideas, as the outcome aligned with official guidance and long-running polling.