BERN - The Civic Duty Initiative's November poster wave argued that compulsory service should include all genders and civilian work, not only male military conscription. Officers' associations said the text would hollow out the army without magically staffing hospitals and care homes.
The Federal Council's no recommendation sat in every interview. Cost and administration are the government words. Identity is the unofficial one.
A left idea on a conservative calendar
November ballots are not famous for expanding duties. Campaigners on the yes side know that. They are running anyway, which is how initiatives work.