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Swiss minaret referendum, 2009

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Summary

Swiss minaret referendum, 2009 is a Swiss federal popular initiative[1]. It draws 564 Wikipedia views per month (swiss federal popular initiative category, ranking #2 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Winner: yes[3]
  • Country: Switzerland[4]
  • Commons category: Swiss popular initiative "against the construction of minarets" (2009)[5]
  • Point in time: November 29, 2009[6]
  • Significant event: voting[7], start of the signature collection[8], submission of signatures[9]
  • Main subject: minaret[10]
  • Work available at URL: https://www.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/vi/vis353t.html[11], https://www.admin.ch/ch/f/pore/vi/vis353t.html[12], https://www.admin.ch/ch/i/pore/vi/vis353t.html[13]
  • Official name: Eidgenössische Volksinitiative 'Gegen den Bau von Minaretten'[14], Initiative populaire fédérale 'contre la construction de minarets'[15], Iniziativa popolare federale 'Contro l'edificazione di minareti'[16]
  • Total valid votes: 2,669,450[17]
  • Eligible voters: 5,039,676[18]
  • Ballots cast: 2,709,287[19]
  • Number of negative votes: 1,134,440[20]
  • Number of support votes: 1,535,010[21]

Why It Matters

Swiss minaret referendum, 2009 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

What awards did Swiss minaret referendum, 2009 receive?

Honors received include yes[3].

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Bricetofly · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Swiss popular initiative "against the construction of minare
    Winner → yes
    Wikidata description → Swiss federal popular initiative
    Official name → Eidgenössische Volksinitiative 'Gegen den Bau von Minaretten, Initiative populaire fédérale 'contre la construction de min, Iniziativa popolare federale 'Contro l'edificazione di minar
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