Swiss neutrality referendum (27 September 2026)

The Swiss vote on 27 September on a constitutional ban on sanctions against states at war. NZZ documented that people with ties to Moscow are campaigning for the initiative, including a participant in the Moscow-based Sovintern network. We are tracking the 29 August demonstration, the result of the vote and whether Slovak or Czech media pick up the topic.

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The article that started it

Švajčiari budú hlasovať o zákaze vlastných sankcií. V kampani za neutralitu vystupujú aj ľudia s väzbami na Moskvu

Iniciatíva by Švajčiarsku zakázala sankcie mimo rozhodnutí Bezpečnostnej rady OSN. Prieskumy jej nedávajú šancu, zaujímavejšie je, kto sa pridal na…

21.8.2026

What we are still watching

Parliament has decided on the Security Policy Committee’s motion to strengthen defences against foreign influence operations
A Slovak or Czech outlet has picked up the NZZ investigation into the campaign’s backers or the SRG poll
A participant in the Sovintern network has appeared in the campaign for another European vote

What has happened

The demonstration on Bern’s Bundesplatz on 29 August took place and it is known who spoke there Demonštrácia sa 29.8. konala, prišlo asi 2000 ľudí. Vystúpili Massimiliano Ay (Sovintern), Jacques Baud pripojený z Bruselu a emeritný profesor Wolf Linder. Der Bund zloženie zhrnul ako odporcov NATO, komunistov a kritikov pandemických opatrení. → Švajčiari hlasujú 27. septembra o zákaze vlastných sankcií. Blocherova iniciatíva stráca podporu aj medzi voličmi jeho strany 23.9.2026
The vote on 27 September took place and the result is known, including the urban-rural divide Referendum 27.9. prebehlo, návrh odmietlo ~70 % hlasujúcich; pokryté v #1587559. → Švajčiari odmietli sprísnenie ústavnej neutrality 28.9.2026

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