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How Zurich votes
In short: SP stable at 30%, Greens and GLP each grew from 6 to 12%, SVP from 13 to 12% after peaking at 19%, FDP and CVP/Mitte stagnating. ...
What parliament waves through
In short: In the 2010s and 2020s, 97% of parliamentary proposals are accepted. Pure popular initiatives pass 31% of the time. In between stands the counter-proposal – successful 70% of the time. ...
Zurich vs. Canton
In short: In cantonal votes in the 2020s, the city of Zurich deviates 10 percentage points from the canton-wide result. In the 1970s, it was 3. ...
Zurich votes differently
In short: In a typical federal vote in the 2020s, the city of Zurich deviates 13 percentage points from the national result – twice as much as in the 1970s. ...