Swiss citizens vote regularly on any kind of issue on every political level, such as financial approvals of a schoolhouse or the building of a new street, or the change of the policy regarding sexual work, or on constitutional changes, or on the foreign policy of Switzerland, four times a year. Between January 1995 and June 2005, Swiss citizens voted 31 times, on 103 federal questions besides many more cantonal and municipal questions. During the same period, French citizens participated in only two referendums.
swiss citizens vote regularly on any kind of issue on every political level such as financial approvals of a schoolhouse or the building of a new street or the change of the policy regarding sexual work or on constitutional changes or on the foreign policy of switzerland four times a year between january 1995 and june 2005 swiss citizens voted 31 times on 103 federal questions besides many more cantonal and municipal questions during the same period french citizens participated in only two referendums