Living in Switzerland

How to Launch a Popular Initiative in Switzerland - with Yves Bennaïm from the Bitcoin Initiative

May 7, 2025·39 min
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Political parties, interest groups, and even individual citizens can change the Swiss constitution via popular initiatives. But the process can be complex to understand and initiate. To launch an initiative, you must rewrite the relevant section(s) of the constitution, put together a committee, liaise with the Federal Chancellery, and of course, collect 100,000 valid signatures within 18 months. In this episode, Bitcoin educator Yves Bennaïm returns to speak to us about the Bitcoin Initiative, which is currently in the signature-collection phase, and what the process has been like so far. If you liked the episode, share this podcast with your friends and leave a review on your favourite platform. You can also subscribe to our newsletter at rigby.ch/newsletter for more great content about living in Switzerland.

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