Swiss election results confirm nationalist party victory
- 9 years ago
The Swiss federal government has confirmed a dominant performance in legislative elections by a nationalist party that seized on widespread concerns about mass migration in Europe, marking a shift to the political right.
Official results released Monday showed that the anti-immigration Swiss People's Party collected 29.4 percent of the vote, an increase of nearly 3 percentage points from the previous election to the lower house of parliament, the National Council, in 2011.
The result was likely to weigh heavily on National Council voting for the seven-member executive Federal Council on Dec. 9.
Official results released Monday showed that the anti-immigration Swiss People's Party collected 29.4 percent of the vote, an increase of nearly 3 percentage points from the previous election to the lower house of parliament, the National Council, in 2011.
The result was likely to weigh heavily on National Council voting for the seven-member executive Federal Council on Dec. 9.