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Proposals / Bundesbeschluss über die Genehmigung des Freihandelsabkommens zwischen den EFTA‑Staaten und Mercosur

International treaty · Confederation (CH)

Bundesbeschluss über die Genehmigung des Freihandelsabkommens zwischen den EFTA‑Staaten und Mercosur

Status
Adopted
Popular vote
still open
Jurisdiction
Confederation (CH)
Topics
–
Business
26.033
Federal Chancellery no.
4137
  • Referendum period until
    21.01.2027in 98 days
  1. Botschaft des BundesratsBBl 2026 766
  2. Beschluss des ParlamentsBBl 2026 2727
  3. Ablauf der Referendumsfrist am

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Through the chambers: 26.033

Every vote on the businesses tied to this proposal, from the vote on entry to the final vote. Marked in red: the votes the editors called decisive; click a column to open the vote.

National Council

17.06.26E26.03317.06.26D26.03317.06.26D26.03317.06.26D26.03317.06.26D26.03317.06.26D26.03317.06.26D26.03317.06.26O26.03316.09.26R26.03316.09.26Dif26.03316.09.26Dif26.03316.09.26Dif26.03316.09.26Dif26.03316.09.26Dif26.03316.09.26Dif26.03316.09.26Dif26.03316.09.26Dif26.03316.09.26Dif26.03316.09.26O26.03302.10.26F26.033
CouncilYes162:23Yes94:91Yes126:62Yes126:65Yes125:64No83:108Yes125:65No86:96Yes140:43Yes115:74Yes117:73Yes130:63Yes111:80Yes116:74Yes129:64Yes116:78Yes112:77Yes108:67Yes118:66Yes116:71
GreensNo 100Yes 100No 100No 100No 100Yes 100No 100No 100splitNo 100No 100No 100No 100Yes 100No 100No 100No 100No 100No 100No 100
SPYes 100Yes 100No 100No 100No 100Yes 100No 100No 100No 100No 100No 100No 100No 100Yes 100No 100No 100No 100No 100No 100No 100
GLPYes 100Yes 89Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100Yes 78Yes 100No 100No 91Yes 100No 100Yes 100Yes 100No 100No 100Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100
CentreYes 97No 80Yes 90Yes 90Yes 90splitYes 90splitYes 100Yes 97Yes 100Yes 100Yes 70Yes 93Yes 90Yes 80Yes 80Yes 80Yes 97Yes 90
FDPYes 100Yes 72Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100No 96Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100Yes 81Yes 81Yes 89Yes 100splitYes 100Yes 100Yes 100Yes 96Yes 96Yes 100
SVPYes 89No 100Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100No 100Yes 99splitYes 91Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100Yes 97No 99Yes 99Yes 100Yes 94Yes 75Yes 80Yes 79

Yes ↔ no changes between the overall and the final vote: SVP 1.

Council of States

14.09.26E26.03314.09.26D26.03314.09.26D26.03314.09.26D26.03314.09.26D26.03314.09.26D26.03314.09.26D26.03314.09.26O26.03302.10.26F26.033
CouncilYes42:3Yes33:12Yes33:12Yes37:8Yes32:13Yes33:12Yes32:11Yes35:7Yes36:6
GreensNo 67No 67No 100Yes 100No 100No 100No 100No 67No 67
SPYes 86Yes 100No 100No 100No 100No 100No 100No 71split
GLPYes 100Yes 100No 100No 100No 100No 100Abst. 100Yes 100Yes 100
CentreYes 100Yes 93Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100
FDPYes 100Yes 83Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100Yes 100
SVPYes 100No 100Yes 100Yes 100Yes 86Yes 100Yes 100Yes 86Yes 100

decisive, marked by the editorsYesNoAbst.split, under two thirdsFigure: the group's share in %; a line from two thirds

For the sessions 2025WS, 2026FS the Council of States published no roll-call lists; its votes from those sessions are missing.

Source: Parlamentsdienste der Bundesversammlung, Bern, retrieved 09.10.2026. Raw data

Not an official publication. Names, figures and the texts of the votes appear unchanged, exactly as the Parliamentary Services publish them.

What happened to the proposal, oldest first: the key votes in the chambers, the Parliamentary Services' news, linked media reports and the popular vote.

  1. National Council

    Entry into the matter

    162 yes, 23 no, 8 abstentions

  2. National Council

    Overall vote

    86 yes, 96 no, 9 abstentions

  3. Council of States

    Entry into the matter

    42 yes, 3 no, 0 abstentions

  4. Council of States

    Overall vote

    35 yes, 7 no, 3 abstentions

  5. National Council

    Overall vote

    118 yes, 66 no, 10 abstentions

  6. Council of States

    Final vote

    36 yes, 6 no, 3 abstentions

  7. National Council

    Final vote

    116 yes, 71 no, 9 abstentions

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