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Should genetic manipulation be restricted to protect life and the environment?

Should genetic manipulation be restricted to protect life and the environment?
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Votes

  • No 66.7% (1252303)
  • Yes 33.3% (624965)

Votes: 1877268

Result includes official Swiss vote + live VoteWorld votes.

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AI-generated summary, admin reviewed: This vote was about whether to restrict genetic manipulation to safeguard life and the environment. The proposal was rejected, with only 33.29% voting in favor.
VoteWorld wording adapted from a Swiss federal vote. Seed votes are official Swiss results for the original linked proposal, not votes cast on this adapted wording.
AI model: gpt-4o-mini

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/440.00
Official result data: https://bk.admin.ch/de/details-volksinitiativen?voteNumber=440
Vote date: 1998-06-07
Original Swissvotes English title: «Gen-Schutz-Initiative»
Original German title: «Gen-Schutz-Initiative»
Swissvotes short-description title: Gen-Schutz-Initianten verlieren einen Abstimmungskampf der Superlative
Original French title: «Initiative pour la protection génétique»
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/28271
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic⟨=de#c=indicator&i;=vp19980607.prop_oui_440_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic⟨=fr#c=indicator&i;=vp19980607.prop_oui_440_0
Official chronology (French): https://bk.admin.ch/fr/details-initiatives-populaires?voteNumber=440