Five referendums were held in Switzerland during 1997.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1938–1939 The first three were held on 8 June on two popular initiatives "EU accession talks in front of the people" and "for a ban on arms exports" and a federal resolution on ending the federal monopoly on producing and selling gunpowder. The two popular initiatives were both rejected, whilst the end of the gunpowder monopoly was approved.
The last two were held on 28 September on a federal resolution on financing unemployment insurance and a popular initiative "youth without drugs". Both were rejected by voters.Nohlen & Stöver, p1939
Results MonthQuestionForAgainstBlank/invalidTotalRegisteredvotersTurnoutCantons forCantons againstVotes%Votes%BlankInvalidFullHalfFullHalfJuneEU accession talks416,72025.91,189,44074.124,4174,9871,635,5644,614,66235.400206Banning arms exports361,16422.51,243,86977.526,8454,9551,636,83335.500206Ending the gunpowder monopoly1,268,16282.2275,04917.877,5206,1651,626,89635.320600SeptemberFinancing unemployment insurance901,36149.2931,45750.837,7036,1011,876,6224,620,08440.6Youth without drugs initiative545,71329.31,314,06070.720,2486,0331,886,05440.800206Source: Nohlen & Stöver
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See also Switzerland–European Union relations