Swiss vote on bigger motorways and extra rights for landlords

The Swiss voted on Sunday on a set of hotly contested issues: a motorway expansion project, changes to the tenancy law, and a new standardised financing model for healthcare services. Projections by the gfs.bern research institute suggest a “yes” vote for a healthcare financing reform and "no" to expansion of Swiss motorways and easier evictions of tenants; the other tenancy issue (tighter subletting rules) remains uncertain at the time of publishing. Final outcomes are expected by early evening. Motorways – CHF5 billion expansion project on the brink It could be a bad day for the government’s road infrastructure plans: projections suggest a tight outcome, but with an estimated 52% rejecting a CHF5 billion ($5.6 billion) motorway expansion package. The plans, approved by parliament last year, involve projects at six “neuralgic points” of the country’s motorway system, notably on the A1 near the capital, Bern, and between Geneva and Lausanne. Backers, including the government and ...