Swiss Government Rejects Referendum On Additional Costs For US Fighter Jets

2025-09-03 02:10:44

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) According to the federal government, the people should not be asked to vote on the additional costs for the F-35 fighter jets. It rejects a motion from the Social Democratic party calling for a supplementary credit to be submitted to Parliament in the form of a federal decree subject to a referendum. This content was published on September 3, 2025 - 17:43 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

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In 2020, voters approved the federal decree on the CHF6 billion commitment credit for the purchase of 36 new fighter jets by 50.1%. On this basis, Parliament approved the commitment credit for the F-35 fighter jets in 2022, wrote parliamentarian Franziska Roth in the motion.

The simple federal decree is not subject to a referendum, the government explained in its negative stance on Wednesday. The constitution does not provide for a financial referendum. Decisions of principle and planning decisions of major importance could be subject to an optional referendum. However, they should not be financial decisions.

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