Ten referendums were held inSwitzerland in 1990.[1] The first six were held on 1 April on fourpopular initiatives, a federal resolution onviticulture and an amendment to the federal law on the organisation of the federal judiciary. The fourpopular initiatives were all related to roadbuilding; "Stop the concrete – for a limitation on road making," "for anautobahn-free countryside betweenMurten andYverdon," "for an autobahn-freeKnonauer Amt," and "for a freeAarelandschaft betweenBiel andSolothurn/Zuchwil." All six were rejected by voters.[1]
The last four were held on 23 September on twopopular initiatives to phase outnuclear power and to stop the construction of any new nuclear power plants, as well as on a federal resolution on the energy article in theSwiss Federal Constitution and an amendment to the federal law on road traffic. Whilst the nuclear power phase-out was rejected, the other three proposals were approved.[2]
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