Elections

Switzerland’s Right-Wing Party Surges on Immigration Concerns

Anti-immigrant SVP fortifies position as country’s top party
Parliament elections see Green parties erase 2019 gains

An electoral poster of candidates of Swiss People's Party (SVP UDC) in Aarberg, canton of Bern.
Photographer: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

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By Bastian Benrath-Wright

October 22, 2023 at 11:13 AM UTC

Updated on

October 23, 2023 at 4:50 AM UTC

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Switzerland’s right-wing People’s Party scored one of its best results ever in national elections, reaping the rewards of a campaign that leveraged concerns over immigration.