Survey on the vote on a supplementary credit for the new state hospital building – survey results available

The analysis of voting behavior reveals a high degree of consistency with the 2019 state hospital vote. Over 90% of those who opposed the 2019 vote voted against again, while 86% of those who voted in favour in 2019 stuck to their earlier decision. The majority of those who did not participate in 2019 or were not eligible to vote voted in favor of the supplementary credit. Furthermore, the proposal met with approval among supporters of the two main parties, while the majority of supporters of the two opposition parties were against it.

Fundamental positions dominated among the approving motives. On the one hand, the view that a sovereign country also needs its own hospital, and on the other, the opinion that the people had already approved the new building and that things should now move forward. Opponents most frequently criticized the hospital concept linked to the new building and the country's hospital strategy in general. Many also criticized the planning process or the people and players associated with it. Some also rejected the credit because the costs – especially the expected follow-up costs – were too high. Finally, the argument test shows that neither a state hospital nor a new building were fundamentally questioned by the population. Even a majority of those who voted against supported a new building project in principle, but not in the specific variant presented.