This is a non-exhaustive list of Swiss federal referendums. See the navigation template at the bottom of the page for a more complete list. *

June 2005 Swiss referendum Five referendums were held in Switzerland during 2005. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', pp1945–1946 The first two were held on 5 June on Switzerland joining the Schengen Area and whether registered pa ...

**accession to the

Schengen treaty The Schengen Agreement ( , ) is a treaty which led to the creation of Europe's Schengen Area, in which internal border checks have largely been abolished. It was signed on 14 June 1985, near the town of Schengen, Luxembourg, by five of the te ...

, 56.63% yes. * February 2008 Swiss referendum * June 2008 Swiss referendum * November 2008 Swiss referendum * February 2009 Swiss referendum **continuation of the

freedom of movement Freedom of movement, mobility rights, or the right to travel is a human rights concept encompassing the right of individuals to travel from place to place within the territory of a country,Jérémiee Gilbert, ''Nomadic Peoples and Human Rights' ...

policy with the EU, 51.5% yes. * May 2009 Swiss referendum *

September 2009 Swiss referendum Eight referendums were held in Switzerland during 2009. The first was held on 8 February on extending the freedom of movement for workers from Bulgaria and Romania. The next two were held on 17 May 2009 on introducing biometric passports and the ...

November 2009 Swiss referendum The federal popular initiative "against the construction of minarets" was a successful popular initiative in Switzerland to prevent the construction of minarets on mosques. In a November 2009 referendum, a constitutional amendment banning the ...

** ban on new minarets, 57.5% yes. *

March 2010 Swiss referendum Six referendums were held in Switzerland during 2010; three in March on pension funds, animal protection and a constitutional amendment, one in September on unemployment benefits, and two in November on deporting foreign criminals and introducin ...

September 2010 Swiss referendum Six referendums were held in Switzerland during 2010; three in March on pension funds, animal protection and a constitutional amendment, one in September on unemployment benefits, and two in November on deporting foreign criminals and introducin ...

November 2010 Swiss referendum November is the eleventh and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars, the fourth and last of four months to have a length of 30 days and the fifth and last of five months to have a length of fewer than 31 days. No ...

February 2011 Swiss referendum A referendum was held in Switzerland on 13 February 2011 on the federal popular initiative "For the protection against gun violence". It was rejected by 56% of voters and a majority of cantons. Initiative The initiative foresees that military gu ...

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

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