New judge vote rejected heavily

Monday, 29 November 2021 05:00

In the third Federal vote, it was a resounding rejection of an initiative to change the way judges are selected.

Campaigners for change wanted a more arbitrary system, instead of the current method which is linked to political parties.

The current system has been criticised by European anti-corruption bodies.

While the government has in the past suggested it is open to some changes - it urged a rejection as it believes the initiative was too extreme.

The people agreed – nearly 70% said no to the idea and no canton backed it either.

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