A 'no' vote forecast for the 'environmental responsibility' initiative

With the campaign barely underway, almost half of Swiss residents and expats polled are unconvinced by the environmental responsibility initiative. The initiative, which calls for the economy to respect the planet's limits, is heading for defeat at the ballot box on February 9, according to the first SBC poll. A bad start for the Young Greens' initiative, which aims to oblige the Swiss economy to operate within the limits of nature. With just under two months to go before the vote on February 9, a relative majority of 49% of Swiss citizens are opposed to the initiative, while only 45% are in favour and 6% are undecided, according to the first Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) poll conducted by gfs.bern. The Young Greens' proposal also failed to win over a majority of Swiss Abroad. However, the diaspora, which usually tends to vote more green, is slightly more in favour: 48% support the text, 47% are against and 5% have not yet made up their minds. The initiative strongly ...