People's rights Measures against forged signatures appear to be having an effect
The measures to prevent forged signatures for popular initiatives have apparently had an effect. According to Federal Chancellor Viktor Rossi, the number of suspected forged signatures has fallen again.
02.03.2025, 03:43
SDA
"I am confident that we have passed the peak," said Rossi in an interview with the SonntagsZeitung and Le Matin Dimanche published on Sunday.
The recently publicized criminal charges against five signature collections date back to a time before the new measures. "So we still have a legacy here," said Rossi. It cannot be ruled out that further criminal charges will follow. The 21,000 allegedly forged signatures associated with this were discovered thanks to a newly applied dual control principle.
Rossi emphasized that there was still no reliable evidence that a referendum petition had only been put to the vote thanks to forged signatures.
