Switzerland's two green parties make strong gains in the country's parliamentary election as the far-right party loses ground
Two Green parties appeared to have made significant gains as Switzerland elected a new parliament on Sunday, while a populist right-wing party remained the country's strongest but saw its support slip, a projection showed.
The wealthy Alpine country of 8.2 million people has a traditionally stable political landscape, with parties ranging from the centre-left to the right-wing populist Swiss People's Party – which has established itself as the country's strongest over the past two decades – represented on the governing Federal Council. The executive doesn't include the two green parties.
Support for the Swiss People's Party was seen at 26.3%, down from its peak of 29.4% in an election four years ago that coincided with the peak of an influx of migrants to Europe. There are three other parties in the government: the centre-left Social Democrats, who were projected to win 16.5%; the pro-business Liberals, expected to get 15.2%; and the Christian Democrats, with 12%.
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