Constitutional law expert sees chances for voting complaint
Published: Tuesday, Aug 6th 2024, 16:00
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According to a legal expert, a possible appeal against the women's pension age vote has high hurdles following the AHV miscalculation, but is not without a chance. Among other things, the decisive factor is how significant the deviation in AHV expenditure of 4 billion or 6 percent is deemed to be.
Zurich constitutional law expert Felix Uhlmann told the Keystone-SDA news agency on Tuesday that it was difficult to make a prognosis, but that an appeal had a chance.
The Federal Supreme Court is very cautious, but the vote to increase the retirement age for women from 64 to 65 was very close with 50.5 percent in favor. Other facts could well have had an impact on the result, said Uhlmann.
The Federal Supreme Court would also have to consider a number of questions when making a decision, said Uhlmann. "With this new amount, would the Federal Council have proposed the same bill regardless of the financial situation? How many voters voted on the basis of the financial situation? On the other hand, for how many people was the equal treatment of women and men the decisive factor?"
Uhlmann, who holds his own chair in constitutional and administrative law at the University of Zurich, considered the miscalculation of the AHV's financial prospects to be "very regrettable". In his opinion, such errors diminish trust in the institutions. "It is good that the Federal Council is openly addressing the error." When it comes to the question of credibility, it is extremely important to acknowledge mistakes that have been made and not to cover them up.
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