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Should serious crimes trigger automatic deportation of foreign citizens?

Should serious crimes trigger automatic deportation of foreign citizens?
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  • Yes 100% (1)
  • No 0% (0)

VoteWorld community: 1

Official result — Switzerland

  • Yes 52.9% (1397923)
  • No 47.1% (1243942)

Official result — Switzerland: 2641865

Official Swiss vote totals are shown separately from live VoteWorld votes. Official source: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/552.10. Imported: 2026-05-31.

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AI-generated summary, admin reviewed: This initiative proposed automatic deportation of foreign citizens convicted of specified crimes, including serious violent or sexual offences, drug trafficking, burglary and fraudulent receipt of public benefits. Supporters argued that automatic rules would improve public safety and prevent inconsistent enforcement. Opponents argued that courts should still consider the seriousness of each case, personal circumstances and proportionality. Swiss voters approved the initiative.

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/552.10
Official result data: https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/20101128/det552.html
Vote date: 2010-11-28
Original Swissvotes English title: Initiative «For the expulsion of criminal foreigners (Expulsion Initiative)»
Original German title: Ausschaffungsinitiative
Swissvotes short-description title: Gegenentwurf kann die erstmalige Annahme einer ausländerpolitischen Initiative nicht verhindern
Original French title: Initiative sur le renvoi
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/31823
Department information (French): https://web.archive.org/web/20101127142658/http://www.ejpd.admin.ch/content/ejpd/fr/home/dokumentation/abstimmungen/2010-11-28.html
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp20101128.prop_oui_552_1
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp20101128.prop_oui_552_1
Official chronology (German): https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/vi/vis357.html
Official chronology (French): https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/f/pore/vi/vis357.html