Nine issues to be decided in six Swiss cantons

In addition to the federal referendum on the environmental responsibility initiative, votes will be held in six cantons on Sunday. Solothurn and Basel Country will vote on minimum wage initiatives, and Lucerne is deciding on lowering the voting age to 16. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Lucerne would be only the second canton to lower the voting age. In 2007 canton Glarus became the only canton to vote in favour of a voting age of 16. The constitutional initiative was launched by the "young and committed" alliance, which consists of the young parties of the Social Democratic Party, the Green Party, the Liberal Green Party and the Centre Party as well as various organisations and associations. Two minimum wage initiatives Two cantons are deciding on a minimum wage initiative. The Unia trade union initiative in canton Basel Country is calling for a minimum wage of CHF22 ($24.20) per hour for all employees working in the canton. + What’s a people’s or ...