December 1, 2025|
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|3 days agoCantonal Votes: Zurich Rejects 30km/h Limit, Fribourg Says No to Minimum Wage, Vaud Expands Swiss Abroad Voting Rights
A roundup of key cantonal votes from November 30, 2025. Voters in canton Zurich have prevented the city from imposing a 30km/h speed limit on main roads. Canton Fribourg rejected a proposal for a minimum wage. Meanwhile, canton Vaud has granted its citizens living abroad the right to vote in Senate elections.
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- Voters in canton Zurich have prevented the city from imposing a 30km/h speed limit on main roads.
- Canton Fribourg rejected a proposal for a minimum wage of CHF23 per hour.
- Canton Vaud has granted its citizens living abroad the right to vote in Senate elections.
- Vaud voters rejected a proposal to grant foreigners the right to vote in cantonal elections.
- Zurich voters approved the doubling of a fund to support housing construction to CHF360 million.
By The Numbers
56.77%
Percentage of Zurich voters who supported prohibiting 30km/h speed limits on main roads
53.54%
Percentage of Fribourg voters who rejected the minimum wage initiative
63.9%
Percentage of Vaud voters who approved voting rights for Swiss abroad in Senate elections
25,000
Number of Vaud residents living abroad potentially affected by the new voting rights
They Said
"To enable all employees to earn a living wage."
"The right to vote in cantonal elections must remain inseparable from Swiss citizenship."
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Cantonal Votes: A Tale of Three Cantons
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Zurich Hits the Brakes on 30km/h Speed Limits
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Fribourg Says 'No' to a Cantonal Minimum Wage
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