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Should the people directly elect cabinet ministers instead of having them elected by parliament?

Should the people directly elect cabinet ministers instead of having them elected by parliament?
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VoteWorld community

  • Yes 0% (0)
  • No 0% (0)

VoteWorld community: 0

Official result — Switzerland

  • Yes 23.7% (480291)
  • No 76.3% (1550080)

Official result — Switzerland: 2030371

Official Swiss vote totals are shown separately from live VoteWorld votes. Official source: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/570.00. Imported: 2026-07-23.

More info

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/570.00
Official result data: https://bk.admin.ch/de/details-volksinitiativen?voteNumber=570
Vote date: 2013-06-09
Original Swissvotes English title: Initiative for the election of the Federal Council by the people
Original German title: Initiative «Volkswahl des Bundesrates»
Swissvotes short-description title: Volkswahl des Bundesrats scheitert zum dritten Mal
Original French title: Initiative «Election du Conseil fédéral par le peuple»
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/2980
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp20130609.prop_oui_570_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp20130609.prop_oui_570_0
Official chronology (French): https://bk.admin.ch/fr/details-initiatives-populaires?voteNumber=570