BERN - Official campaigning for the 9 February ballot ended on Saturday. Chancellery rules go quiet so that the last undecided voters are not shouted at on the way to the polling station. Most people who meant to vote by post already had.
Party stands came down in the Bahnhofplatz. A Green volunteer said the remaining hope was a late urban yes that the polls had undercounted. Economiesuisse left the field looking calm.
One item, low turnout
A single federal text on a carnival weekend is a formula for a modest participation rate. That does not make the result smaller in law. It just makes Sunday night shorter.